College of St. Joseph (former)
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The College of St. Joseph was a small private Catholic liberal arts college in Rutland, Vermont, that closed in 2019 due to financial difficulties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| College of St. Joseph (former) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3109683 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: College of St. Joseph (former) Context triple: [Rutland, hasHigherEducationInstitution, College of St. Joseph (former)]
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A.
Saint Joseph College
Saint Joseph College, now known as the University of Saint Joseph, is a private Catholic institution of higher education in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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B.
College of Saint Mary
College of Saint Mary is a private Catholic women's university in Omaha, Nebraska, known for its focus on empowering women through undergraduate and graduate programs.
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C.
College of St. Mary of the Springs
The College of St. Mary of the Springs was a Catholic liberal arts college in Columbus, Ohio, that later became Ohio Dominican University.
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D.
St. Procopius College
St. Procopius College was a Catholic institution of higher education founded and run by the Benedictine order that later evolved into Benedictine University.
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E.
Le Moyne College
Le Moyne College is a private Jesuit liberal arts college located in the Syracuse, New York area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: College of St. Joseph (former) Target entity description: The College of St. Joseph was a small private Catholic liberal arts college in Rutland, Vermont, that closed in 2019 due to financial difficulties.
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A.
Saint Joseph College
Saint Joseph College, now known as the University of Saint Joseph, is a private Catholic institution of higher education in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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B.
College of Saint Mary
College of Saint Mary is a private Catholic women's university in Omaha, Nebraska, known for its focus on empowering women through undergraduate and graduate programs.
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C.
College of St. Mary of the Springs
The College of St. Mary of the Springs was a Catholic liberal arts college in Columbus, Ohio, that later became Ohio Dominican University.
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D.
St. Procopius College
St. Procopius College was a Catholic institution of higher education founded and run by the Benedictine order that later evolved into Benedictine University.
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E.
Le Moyne College
Le Moyne College is a private Jesuit liberal arts college located in the Syracuse, New York area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct college
ⓘ
private Catholic liberal arts college ⓘ |
| campusSetting | small town ⓘ |
| closureCause |
budget deficits
ⓘ
declining enrollment ⓘ |
| closureDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| educationalMission | Catholic liberal arts education ⓘ |
| hadProgramType |
graduate programs
ⓘ
professional programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| hasAcademicFocus | liberal arts ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
financially vulnerable institution
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small campus ⓘ |
| hasEducationalLevel | tertiary education ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
closed
ⓘ
no longer operating ⓘ |
| hasType | non-profit institution ⓘ |
| institutionalControl | private ⓘ |
| isDefunct | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | history of Catholic higher education in the United States ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | news reports about college closures in 2019 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rutland, Vermont ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Vermont ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | New England ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rutland City ⓘ |
| mainCampus | Rutland campus ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degrees
ⓘ
master's degrees ⓘ |
| operatedAs |
coeducational institution
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private college ⓘ small liberal arts college ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | financial difficulties ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northeastern United States
ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousOrientation | Catholic ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholic higher education ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| servedCommunity |
Rutland area
ⓘ
Vermont students ⓘ regional New England students ⓘ |
| studentBodySize | small enrollment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: College of St. Joseph (former) Description of subject: The College of St. Joseph was a small private Catholic liberal arts college in Rutland, Vermont, that closed in 2019 due to financial difficulties.
Referenced by (2)
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