Concordia College Alabama

E948864

Lutheran college defunct college historically black college liberal arts college private college

Concordia College Alabama was a historically black, Lutheran-affiliated liberal arts college in Selma, Alabama, known for serving African American students before its closure in 2018.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Concordia College–Selma	2
Concordia College Alabama canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11850530 — 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: Concordia College Alabama
Context triple: [Concordia University System, hasMember, Concordia College Alabama]

A. Concord University
Concord University is a public liberal arts university located in southern West Virginia, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs serving the Appalachian region.
B. Union University
Union University is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, known for its strong emphasis on faith-based education and academic excellence.
C. Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota)
Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) is a private Lutheran liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and emphasis on global education and service.
D. Mid-America Christian University
Mid-America Christian University is a private Christian university in Oklahoma City affiliated with the holiness tradition of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana), offering undergraduate and graduate programs in ministry, business, education, and the liberal arts.
E. Cedarville University
Cedarville University is a private Christian university located in the village of Cedarville in southwestern Ohio.
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: Concordia College Alabama
Target entity description: Concordia College Alabama was a historically black, Lutheran-affiliated liberal arts college in Selma, Alabama, known for serving African American students before its closure in 2018.

A. Concord University
Concord University is a public liberal arts university located in southern West Virginia, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs serving the Appalachian region.
B. Union University
Union University is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, known for its strong emphasis on faith-based education and academic excellence.
C. Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota)
Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota) is a private Lutheran liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and emphasis on global education and service.
D. Mid-America Christian University
Mid-America Christian University is a private Christian university in Oklahoma City affiliated with the holiness tradition of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana), offering undergraduate and graduate programs in ministry, business, education, and the liberal arts.
E. Cedarville University
Cedarville University is a private Christian university located in the village of Cedarville in southwestern Ohio.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Lutheran college ⓘ defunct college ⓘ historically black college ⓘ liberal arts college ⓘ private college ⓘ
accreditationType	regional accreditation ⓘ
affiliationType	church-related college ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
closureDate	2018 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
educationalFocus	Christian liberal arts ⓘ business-related programs ⓘ religious studies ⓘ teacher education ⓘ
educationalLevel	tertiary education ⓘ
ethos	historically black ⓘ
governedBy	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod education authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ board of regents NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCampusFeature	academic buildings ⓘ athletic fields ⓘ chapel ⓘ residential facilities ⓘ
hasEducationalMission	Christian education ⓘ liberal arts education ⓘ
hasMottoLanguage	English ⓘ
hasTargetDemographic	first-generation college students ⓘ low-income students ⓘ
hasTypeOfInstitutionControl	church-controlled ⓘ
historicalRole	education of African Americans in the Black Belt region ⓘ
isDefunct	true ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Selma, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Concordia NERFINISHED ⓘ
offeredDegreeType	associate degrees ⓘ bachelor’s degrees ⓘ
offeredProgramType	undergraduate programs ⓘ
partOf	Concordia University System NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryServicePopulation	African American students ⓘ
regionServed	Alabama Black Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ American South NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	higher education ⓘ
stateOfUse	closed ⓘ
studentBodyCharacteristic	predominantly African American ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Concordia University System → hasMember → Concordia College Alabama ⓘ

this entity surface form: Concordia College–Selma

Concordia University System → sponsors → Concordia College Alabama ⓘ