Valley Forge Christian College
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| Motto | Excellence for Life |
| Tagline | Press On, Forge Ahead |
| Established | 1931 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Don Meyer, Ph.D. |
| Vice-President | Philip McLeod, Ph.D. Daniel Mortensen, Ph.D. Charles Coles, Jr. John Yacko |
| Provost | Philip McLeod, Ph.D. |
| Students | 900-1,000 |
| Location | Charlestown Township, Pennsylvania (part) and Schuylkill Township, Pennsylvania (part) |
| Address | 1401 Charlestown Road Phoenixville, PA 19460 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Sports | Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball |
| Colors | Red and Blue |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Affiliations | Assemblies of God, General Council of the Assemblies of God USA, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities |
| Website | www.vfcc.edu |
| Public transit access | SEPTA Route 99 service available from nearby Phoenixville |
Valley Forge Christian College is an Assemblies of God college founded in 1931 at the campgrounds of Maranatha Park in Green Lane, Pennsylvania. The college is now located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, about 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on a campus straddling the township line between Charlestown and Schuylkill Townships.
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[edit] History
J. Roswell Flower founded the summer Bible school that would later become the Valley Forge Christian College in 1931. For much of the College's history, the campus was located at site of Flower's summer school -- Maranatha Park in Green Lane, Pennsylvania.[1]
In 1939, the school was granted a charter to train ministry workers and was named Eastern Bible Institute. Following this, other Bible schools in the region folded into the Institute, including Beulah Heights Bible Institute of North Bergen, New Jersey; Metropolitan Bible Institute of Suffern, New York; New England Bible Institute of Framingham, Massachusetts; and Pine Crest Bible Institute of Salisbury Center, New York.
Along with attaining accreditation from the American Association of Bible Colleges in 1969, the school was renamed, becoming the Northeast Bible Institute. In 1975, another name change came upon earning authority from Pennsylvania to confer bachelor's degrees. The Institute became Northeast Bible College.
In 1976, the College acquired the site of the former Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville. Once moved to that location, the school became the Valley Forge Christian College[2]; its new name paying homage to the former hospital as well as reflecting its proximity to nearby, historical Valley Forge.
[edit] Accreditation
Valley Forge Christian College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.
The college holds affiliate membership with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, an international higher education association of intentionally Christian colleges and universities.[3]
[edit] Woodbridge Campus
The College operates a satellite campus at Christ Chapel in Woodbridge, Virginia.[4] Students attending at this campus can earn degrees in the same courses of study as those attending at the main campus in Phoenixville.
[edit] Children's Ministries University Online
Since 2005, Valley Forge Christian College has offered an internet-based, one-year, 30-credit certificate program known as the Children's Ministries University Online (CMUO). This service is targeted at non-tradtional students working in children's focused church ministries.
The CMUO was founded by Dick Gruber, a professor of church ministries at the College, and Jason Rhode, with a mission "to prepare individuals for a life of service and leadership in children's ministries." The online extention of the College has had students from around the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.[5]
[edit] Athletics
The College competes in the East Region of Division II in the National Christian College Athletic Association.[6] The Patriots field teams in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.[7]
[edit] Administration
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| President | Dr. Don Meyer |
| Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs | Dr. Philip McLeod |
| Vice President of Student Life | Dr. Daniel Mortensen |
| Vice President of Institutional Advancement | Charles "Chick" Coles, Jr. |
| Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance | John Yacko |
[edit] Notable graduates
Greg Hubbard
[edit] External links
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