- Arlington Baptist College
Infobox_University
name =Arlington Baptist College
motto =Enriching the Mind, Inspiring the Heart
established =1939
type =Private, accredited
endowment =
staff =
faculty =13 full-time, 12 part-time
president =David Bryant
undergrad = 200 (approx.)
city =Arlington
state =Texas
country =United States
campus =Suburban
mascot =Patriots (does not participate in athletics)
affiliations =World Baptist Fellowship
website = [http://www.abconline.edu www.abconline.edu]Arlington Baptist College is a private four year
Bible college inArlington, Texas . The current president is David Bryant. Enrollment is generally near 150 students.History
Founded by the well-known
Fundamentalist J. Frank Norris in 1939 as Fundamental Baptist Bible Institute, it changed its name to Bible Baptist Seminary in 1945 and adopted its present name in 1972. The school has been affiliated with theWorld Baptist Fellowship for its entire existence.The school first held classes at Norris' First Baptist Church of
Fort Worth, Texas until his death, then leased the facilities of the former Brantley Draughon Business College in Fort Worth. The lease on the temporary quarters was lost a year later. A search began for a more permanent home for the seminary when the Elmo White property, located on US Highway 80 (now State Highway 180) in Tarrant County, was purchased. Plans were being made to construct buildings on this site. In 1956 the former Top O' Hill Terrace property became available. This property was purchased and the seminary relocated; Arlington Baptist College has been on this site for 50 years.Academics and athletics
The college is accredited by
Association for Biblical Higher Education . It offers four yearBachelor of Arts andBachelor of Science degrees. While it was known as the Fundamental Baptist Bible Institute and (later) Bible Baptist Seminary, the school granted Master's and Doctoral degrees, but does not currently do so. However, ABC has announced plans to once again offer Master's degrees in 2009.The ABC athletic program has been inactive for several years. The school has traditionally competed with the Patriot as their mascot.
Alumni
*John Birch, namesake for the ultra-conservative
John Birch Society . One of the school's first graduates in 1940.
*Kirk Franklin , theGrammy -winning gospel singer attended ABC for one semester, playing on the basketball team during his time at the school.Campus
The Arlington campus is notable as being the site of a former casino which attracted the likes of
Joe Louis ,Humphrey Bogart , andBonnie Parker andClyde Barrow . Because of its notoriety the campus was declared aTexas state historic site onMay 17 2004 .Links
* [http://www.abconline.edu/index.html Arlington Baptist College homepage]
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