Missouri § 174.020 - Names of state colleges and universities.
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§ 174.020. Names of state colleges and universities.
1. State institutions of higher education governed by sections 174.020 to 174.500 shall be named and known as follows: the institution at Warrensburg, Johnson County, shall hereafter be known as the "Central Missouri State University"; the institution at Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, shall hereafter be known as the "Southeast Missouri State University"; the institution at Springfield, Greene County, shall hereafter be known as the "Missouri State University"; the institution at Maryville, Nodaway County, shall hereafter be known as the "Northwest Missouri State University"; the institution at St. Joseph, Buchanan County, shall hereafter be known as the "Missouri Western State University"; the institution at Joplin, Jasper County, shall hereafter be known as the "Missouri Southern State University"; and the college in the city of St. Louis shall be known as "Harris-Stowe State University".
2. References in the statutes in this state to such institutions whether denominated colleges or universities in such statutes or whether said institutions are renamed in subsection 1 of this section shall continue to apply to the applicable institution.
3. Any costs incurred with respect to modifications of the names of the state colleges and universities specified in subsection 1 of this section shall not be paid from state funds.
4. When the conditions set forth in section 178.631 are met, the technical college located in Osage County, commonly known as the East Campus of Linn Technical College, shall be known as "State Technical College of Missouri".
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(RSMo 1939 § 10752, A.L. 1965 p. 304, A.L. 1979 S.B. 2, A.L. 1985 H.B. 196, A.L. 1995 S.B. 101 merged with S.B. 340, A.L. 2003 S.B. 55, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1516 Revision merged with H.B. 1965, A.L. 2013 H.B. 673)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9595; 1919 § 11490; 1909 § 11064
Effective 7-01-14
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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