Many of the pastors and teachers of the Lutheran Slovak congregation, who comprised
more than 2/3 of the population of the rebuilt Nyíregyháza, studied in Eperjes, from
where they brought with themselves not only knowledge, but life philosophy and perspective, as well. Some of the local children also became Eperjes students.
Mostly urban intellectuals and craftsmen carrying different functions enrolled their sons
into the College, which also was a Lutheran-Reformed intellectual-social centre. They
gained the lower and higher level knowledge, and made acquaintances with the children
of the noble families of the region, which meant fruitful opportunities for the city for
later times, as those children later became influential potentates in administration, politics, and social life. The inhabitants of Nyíregyháza considered the College of Eperjes their own, which
they thought of as a professional guide, a helper of their education, therefore they supported it with money, as well as farm produce.