Dana College is a now defunct baccalaureate college located in Blair, Nebraska. Its rural 150-acre (607,000 m²) campus is approximately 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Omaha, and overlooks a portion of the Missouri River Valley. The name “Dana” is the poetic variant of “Denmark.” The college was founded in 1884 by Danish pioneers. The student body was taught by 45 professors and eight non-doctorate instructors, resulting in an average teacher-student ratio of 1:12. The college offered on-campus housing in five residence halls and contractually maintains off-campus apartments for married or non-traditional students. Campus life fostered by an active student government and many student organizations. There were no fraternities and sororities. The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Association in America (or Blair Church) was formed in 1884 by a group of Danish members who left the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Many Blair Church pastors were supportive of the Inner Mission. The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America (or North Church) was formed in 1894 when seminary professor P. S.