▁purchased ▁its ▁campus . ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁as ▁New ▁England ' s ▁second ▁Catholic ▁women ' s ▁college . ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁education ▁to ▁women , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁an ▁unders erved ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁The ▁earliest ▁students ▁were ▁taught ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁English , ▁French , ▁religion , ▁mathematics , ▁and ▁the ▁class ics . ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁education ▁and ▁community ▁service ▁and ▁promoted ▁a ▁mission ▁of ▁social ▁justice . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁closing , ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁had ▁been ▁educated ▁at ▁Tr inity . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁college ' s ▁closing , ▁Tr inity ' s ▁gradu ate - level ▁programs ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Center ▁at ▁Southern ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁University ▁in ▁Col chester , ▁where ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁former ▁Tr inity ▁administr ators . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Verm ont ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁current ▁and ▁historical ▁women ' s ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁In ventory ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Records , ▁Special ▁Col lections , ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁Library ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁Association ▁of ▁Al umn i ▁and ▁Fri ends ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁closure