Council for Christian Colleges and Universities

Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Abbreviation	CCCU
Formation	1976
Type	INGO
Legal status	Association
Purpose/focus	Educational
Location	321 Eighth Street, NE Washington, DC 20002
Region served	North America
Membership	110[1]
President	Paul R. Corts
Main organ	Board of Directors
Affiliations	American Council on Education Council of Independent Colleges International Council for Higher Education National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Washington Higher Education Secretariat
Staff	71[2]
Volunteers	120[2]
Website	www.cccu.org

The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) is an organization designed to help primarily Protestant and evangelical Christian institutions of higher education cooperate and communicate with one another. The CCCU is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C..

Best Semester programs

The CCCU administers a number of student programs around the world.^[3] More than 700 students take part in these programs each year. Students of CCCU member institutions have the opportunity to participate in study abroad programs in Australia, China, Latin America, the Middle East, Oxford, England, Russia, and Uganda. There is also a public affairs program and a journalism program in Washington, D.C., a contemporary music program in Nashville, and a film studies program in Los Angeles.

Members

Founded in 1976 with 38 members, the CCCU has 109 members in North America. For full membership in the CCCU, the institutions must:

• "Offer comprehensive undergraduate curricula rooted in the arts and sciences."
• "Be located in North America."
• "Have non-probationary regional accreditation (U.S. campuses only)."
• "Have a public, board-approved institutional mission or purpose statement that is Christ-centered and rooted in the historic Christian faith."
• "Curricular and extra-curricular programs reflect the integration of scholarship, biblical faith and service."
• "Hire as full-time faculty members and administrators only persons who profess faith in Jesus Christ."
• "Have been, are now, and will continue to be supportive of other Christian colleges."
• "Have a commitment to advance the cause of Christian higher education through active participation in the programs of the Council."
• "Demonstrate responsible financial operations."
• "Have institutional practices which reflect high ethical standards."
• "Conduct fund raising activities in a manner consistent with the standards of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability."^[4]

Institution name	City/ town	State/ province	Total enrollment [5]	Current affiliation	Year founded	Regional accreditation [6]	Year joined [7]
Abilene Christian University	Abilene	Texas	4,669	Churches of Christ	1906	1971	1982
Anderson University	Anderson	Indiana	2,737	Church of God (Anderson)	1917	1946	1982
Asbury University	Wilmore	Kentucky	1,613	None	1890	1940	1976
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa	California	8,548	None	1899	1961	1976
Belhaven College	Jackson	Mississippi	2,619	None	1883	1946	1979
Bethel College	Mishawaka	Indiana	2,075	Missionary Church	1947	1971	1984
Bethel University	St. Paul	Minnesota	4,332	Baptist General Conference	1871	1959	1976
Biola University	La Mirada	California	5,893	None	1908	1961	1976
Bluefield College	Bluefield	Virginia	736	Baptist General Association of Virginia	1922	1949	2008
Bluffton University	Bluffton	Ohio	1,149	Mennonite Church	1899	1953	1991
Bryan College	Dayton	Tennessee	1,079	None	1930	1969	1976
California Baptist University	Riverside	California	4,013	Southern Baptist Convention	1950	1961	1990
Calvin College	Grand Rapids	Michigan	4,171	Christian Reformed Church	1876	1930	1981
Campbellsville University	Campbellsville	Kentucky	2,830	Southern Baptist Convention	1906	1963	1976
Carson-Newman College	Jefferson City	Tennessee	2,032	Southern Baptist Convention	1851	1927	2003
Cedarville University	Cedarville	Ohio	3,066	Baptist	1887	1975	1991
College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout	Missouri	1,334	Presbyterian Church USA	1906	1961	1996
Colorado Christian University	Lakewood	Colorado	2,599	None	1914	1981	1985
Corban University	Salem	Oregon	1,031	Baptist	1935	1971	1992
Cornerstone University	Grand Rapids	Michigan	2,440	None	1941	1977	1991
Covenant College	Lookout Mountain	Georgia	1,343	Presbyterian Church in America	1955	1971	1976
Crown College	St. Bonifacius	Minnesota	1,229	Christian and Missionary Alliance	1916	1980	1997
Dallas Baptist University	Dallas	Texas	5,297	Baptist	1898	1959	1984
Dordt College	Sioux Center	Iowa	1,361	Christian Reformed Church	1955	1969	1981
East Texas Baptist University	Marshall	Texas	1,210	Southern Baptist Convention	1912	1957	1995
Eastern Mennonite University	Harrisonburg	Virginia	1,387	Mennonite Church	1917	1959	1976
Eastern Nazarene College	Quincy	Massachusetts	1,000	Church of the Nazarene	1900	1943	1982
Eastern University	St. Davids	Pennsylvania	4,364	American Baptist Churches USA	1952	1954	1976
Erskine College	Due West	South Carolina	864	Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	1839	1925	1981
Evangel University	Springfield	Missouri	1,911	Assemblies of God Church	1955	1965
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno	California	2,436	Mennonite Brethren Church	1944	1961	1981
Geneva College	Beaver Falls	Pennsylvania	1,951	Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	1848	1922	1976
George Fox University	Newberg	Oregon	3,383	Religious Society of Friends	1885	1959	1976
Gordon College	Wenham	Massachusetts	1,717	None	1889	1961	1976
Goshen College	Goshen	Indiana	957	Mennonite Church	1894	1941	1985
Grace College and Theological Seminary	Winona Lake	Indiana	1,509	Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches	1948	1976	1976
Greenville College	Greenville	Illinois	1,618	Free Methodist Church	1892	1948	1976
Hardin-Simmons University	Abiline	Texas	2,387	Southern Baptist Convention	1891	1927	2003
Hope International University	Fullerton	California	864	None	1928	1969	1994
Houghton College	Houghton	New York	1,415	Wesleyan Church	1883	1935	1976
Houston Baptist University	Houston	Texas	2,564	Southern Baptist Convention	1960	1968	2000
Howard Payne University	Brownwood	Texas	1,388	Southern Baptist Convention	1889	1948	2000
Huntington University	Huntington	Indiana	1,230	United Brethren Church	1897	1961	1978
Indiana Wesleyan University	Marion	Indiana	15,442	Wesleyan Church	1920	1966	1976
John Brown University	Siloam Springs	Arkansas	2,017	None	1919	1962	1976
Judson College	Marion	Alabama	324	Southern Baptist Convention	1838	1925
Judson University	Elgin	Illinois	1,239	American Baptist Churches USA	1963	1973
Kentucky Christian University	Grayson	Kentucky	662	Christian churches and churches of Christ	1919	1984	1999
King College	Bristol	Tennessee	1,702	Presbyterian Church USA	1867	1947	1979
King's University College	Edmonton	Alberta	652*	None	1979	-	1987
Lee University	Cleveland	Tennessee	4,377	Church of God (Cleveland)	1918	1960	1981
LeTourneau University	Longview	Texas	3,662	None	1946	1970	1985
Lipscomb University	Nashville	Tennessee	3,073	Churches of Christ	1891	1954	1999
Louisiana College	Pineville	Louisiana	1,096	Southern Baptist Convention	1906	1923	2003
Malone University	Canton	Ohio	2,442	Religious Society of Friends	1892	1964	1976
The Master's College and Seminary	Santa Clarita	California	1,417	None	1927	1975	1978
Messiah College	Grantham	Pennsylvania	2,802	None	1909	1963	1976
MidAmerica Nazarene University	Olathe	Kansas	1,743	Church of the Nazarene	1966	1974	1978
Milligan College	Carter County	Tennessee	1,018	Christian churches and churches of Christ	1866	1960	1984
Mississippi College	Clinton	Mississippi	4,741	Southern Baptist Convention	1826	1922	2003
Missouri Baptist University	St. Louis	Missouri	4,614	Baptist	1957	1978	2005
Montreat College	Montreat	North Carolina	1,113	Presbyterian Church USA	1916	1960	1985
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Mount Vernon	Ohio	2,558	Church of the Nazarene	1968	1972	1982
North Greenville University	Tigerville	South Carolina	2,160	Southern Baptist Convention	1891	1957	2000
North Park University	Chicago	Illinois	3,244	Evangelical Covenant Church	1891	1926	1981
Northwest Christian University	Eugene	Oregon	534	Christian churches and churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	1895	1962	1981
Northwest Nazarene University	Nampa	Idaho	1,939	Church of the Nazarene	1913	1930	1979
Northwest University	Kirkland	Washington	1,246	Assemblies of God Church	1934	1973	1992
Northwestern College	Orange City	Iowa	1,226	Reformed Church in America	1882	1953
Northwestern College	St. Paul	Minnesota	3,023	None	1902	1978
Nyack College	Nyack	New York	3,041	Christian and Missionary Alliance	1882	1962	1976
Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee	Oklahoma	1,769	Southern Baptist Convention	1910	1952	1994
Oklahoma Christian University	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	2,166	Churches of Christ	1950	1966	1998
Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Bartletsville	Oklahoma	1,021	Wesleyan Church	1909	1978	1978
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais	Illinois	4,521	Church of the Nazarene	1907	1956	1978
Oral Roberts University	Tulsa	Oklahoma	3,067	None	1963	1971	1997
Palm Beach Atlantic University	West Palm Beach	Florida	3,226	None	1968	1972	1982
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	California	3,390	Church of the Nazarene	1902	1949	1979
Redeemer University College	Ancaster	Ontario	900*	None	1982	-	1986
Roberts Wesleyan College	North Chili	New York	1,902	Free Methodist Church	1866	1963	1982
San Diego Christian College	El Cajon	California	422	None	1970	1984	2008
Seattle Pacific University	Seattle	Washington	3,891	Free Methodist Church	1891	1933	1976
Shorter University	Rome	Georgia	1,136	Southern Baptist Convention	1873	1923	2009
Simpson University	Redding	California	1,147	Christian and Missionary Alliance	1921	1969	1976
Southeastern University, Inc.	Lakeland	Florida	3,075	Assemblies of God Church	1935	1986	2002
Southern Nazarene University	Bethany	Oklahoma	2,069	Church of the Nazarene	1899	1956	1978
Southern Wesleyan University	Central	South Carolina	2,391	Wesleyan Church	1906	1973	1978
Southwest Baptist University	Bolivar	Mississippi	3,656	Southern Baptist Convention	1878	1957	1995
Spring Arbor University	Spring Arbor	Michigan	3,973	Free Methodist Church	1873	1960	1978
Sterling College	Sterling	Kansas	653	Presbyterian Church USA	1887	1928/1957	1980
Tabor College	Hillsboro	Kansas	612	Mennonite Brethren Church	1908	1965	1979
Taylor University	Upland	Indiana	1,871	None	1846	1947	1976
Toccoa Falls College	Toccoa Falls	Georgia	899	Christian and Missionary Alliance	1911	1983	2008
Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville	Tennessee	2,366	Church of the Nazarene	1901	1969	1980
Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights	Illinois	1,404	None	1959	1976	1980
Trinity International University	Deerfield	Illinois	2,694	Evangelical Free Church	1897	1969	1976
Trinity Western University	Langley	British Columbia	3,017*	Evangelical Free Church	1962	-	1986
Union University	Jackson	Tennessee	3,655	Southern Baptist Convention	1823	1948	1993
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	Belton	Texas	2,648	Baptist General Convention of Texas	1845	1926	2008
University of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	1,589	American Baptist Churches USA	1883	1931/1958	1981
University of the Southwest	Hobbs	New Mexico	509	Baptist	1962	1980	2008
Vanguard University of Southern California	Costa Mesa	California	2,149	Assemblies of God Church	1920	1964
Warner Pacific College	Portland	Oregon	973	Church of God (Anderson)	1937	1961	1982
Warner University	Lake Wales	Florida	1,154	Church of God (Anderson)	1968	1977	1982
Waynesburg University	Waynesburg	Pennsylvania	2,549	Presbyterian Church USA	1849	1950	2003
Westmont College	Santa Barbara	California	1,340	None	1937	1957	1976
Wheaton College	Wheaton	Illinois	2,915	None	1860	1916	1976
Whitworth University	Spokane	Washington	2,704	Presbyterian Church USA	1890	1933	1981
Williams Baptist College	Walnut Ridge	Arkansas	560	Southern Baptist Convention	1941	1963	1994

Affiliates

By the end of 2008, the CCCU's 70 affiliates in 24 countries included: "institutions which do not fully meet member curriculum or hiring criteria," "institutions which are not primarily four-year undergraduate colleges," and "institutions outside North America."^[8]

Institution	Location	Founded	Enrollment*	Year Joined
Africa Nazarene University	Kenya
Ambrose University College	Calgary, Alberta	1921
Asbury Theological Seminary	Wilmore, Kentucky	1923	1,662
Atlantic Baptist University	Moncton, New Brunswick
Baylor University	Waco, Texas
Bethany University	Scotts Valley, California
Bible College of New Zealand	New Zealand
Briercrest College and Seminary	Caronport, Saskatchewan
Campbell University	Buies Creek, North Carolina
Central Christian College	McPherson, Kansas
Charleston Southern University	Charleston, South Carolina
Chongshin University and Theological Seminary	Republic of Korea
Christ's College (Taiwan)	Taiwan
Christelijke Hogeschool Ede	Netherlands
Columbia International University	Columbia, South Carolina
Cornerstone Christian College	South Africa
Crestmont College	Rancho Palos Verdes, California
CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Sciences	India
Dallas Theological Seminary	Dallas, Texas
Daystar University	Kenya
Emmanuel College	Franklin Springs, Georgia
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville, Ohio
Fuller Theological Seminary	Pasadena, California
Gereformeerde Hogeschool	Netherlands
Handong Global University	Republic of Korea
Hannam University	Republic of Korea
The International University	Austria
Jerusalem University College	Jerusalem, Israel
John Wesley Theological College	Hungary
Johnson University	Knoxville, Tennessee
Korea Nazarene University	Republic of Korea
Kuyper College	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Lancaster Bible College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
LCC International University	Lithuania
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary	Lincoln, Illinois
Maranatha Christian University	Indonesia
McMaster Divinity College	Hamilton, Ontario
Mid-American Christian University	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Moody Bible Institute	Chicago, Illinois
Multnomah Bible College	Portland, Oregon
Myongji University	Republic of Korea
Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology	Kenya
North Central University	Minneapolis, Minnesota
North Haiti Christian University	Haiti
Norwegian Teacher Academy	Norway
Ohio Valley University	Vienna, West Virginia
Philadelphia Biblical University	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Prairie Bible Institute	Three Hills, Alberta
Providence College and Seminary	Otterburne, Manitoba
Queensland University	Brisbane, Australia
Regent University	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Russian-American Christian University	Russia
Sheng-te Christian College	Taiwan
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	Wake Forest, North Carolina
Southern Cross College	Australia
Southwestern College	Phoenix, Arizona
St. Petersburg Christian University	Russian Federation
Taylor University College and Seminary	Edmonton, Alberta	1939	250
Tokyo Christian University	Japan
Tyndale University College and Seminary	Toronto, Ontario
Uganda Christian University	Uganda
Universidad Cristiana Latinoamericana	Ecuador
Universidad Evangélica Boliviana	Bolivia
Universitas Pelita Harapan	Indonesia
Valley Forge Christian College	Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Walla Walla University	College Place, Washington
Wesley Institute	Australia
William and Catherine Booth College	Winnipeg, Manitoba
William Jessup University	Rocklin, California
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford	Oxford, England

See also

• Christian College Consortium

References

1. ^ "Members and affiliates". http://www.cccu.org/members_and_affiliates. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Members, Affiliates & the CCCU at a Glance". Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. http://www.cccu.org/about/profile. Retrieved 2008-10-08. 
3. ^ "Best Semester". http://www.bestsemester.com. 
4. ^ "Member criteria". http://www.cccu.org/members_and_affiliates/member__affiliate_application__criteria. 
5. ^ U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, *with the exception of Canadian institutions.
6. ^ Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges and Universities of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
7. ^ Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Members
8. ^ "Affiliate criteria". http://www.cccu.org/members_and_affiliates/affiliate_application__criteria. 

External links

• Official website