Lon Morris College is a private junior college located in Jacksonville, Texas. Founded in 1854 as the New Danville Masonic Female Academy near Kilgore, Lon Morris College is the oldest existing two-year college in Texas. It is an accredited two-year institute of higher learning, which provides instruction in the arts and sciences with a core curriculum emphasizing liberal arts. Currently around 350 students are enrolled in the university. The College is approved by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.