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Massey Business College was a chain of business colleges in the southern United States in the late 19th and 20th century.

Richard W. Massey established the first Massey Business College in Birmingham, Alabama in 1887. He served as president of the "Massey System" of colleges for fifty years, and died in Birmingham in 1949.

A 1900 school directory lists Massey's located in Houston, Birmingham, Montgomery (Alabama), and Columbus, Georgia. By 1914, locations had been added in Richmond, Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky, and Jacksonville, Florida. A 1973 school directory also listed locations in Lufkin, Texas and Nacogdoches, Texas.

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• The original Birmingham college closed in 1960.
• The Richmond location was opened in 1897. In 1932, it merged with the Smithdeal Business College (founded in 1867) to form Smithdeal-Massey Business College, which closed in 1982 after its accreditation was withdrawn.
• The Atlanta location was opened in 1949 and became the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975.
• The Jacksonville location lasted into the 1970s.

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