the next eight years, Smith oversaw an overhaul of the curriculum, including expansion of the library and science facilities, and in 1932 the school became an accredited junior college with an all-black faculty. In 1933, the school changed its name to Mary Allen Junior College and became a coeducational institution. The school was closed in 1943 after a failed proposal to transform it into a black state college. In 1944, it was reopened by the National Missionary Baptist Convention of America and operated until 1972. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Houston County, Texas References External links African-American history of Texas History of women in Texas Female seminaries in the United States Defunct schools in Texas Educational institutions established in 1886 1886 establishments in Texas Educational institutions disestablished in 1972 1972 disestablishments in Texas Education in Houston County, Texas Former women's universities and colleges in the United States