Clearwater Christian College

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Clearwater Christian College

Established:	1966
Type:	Private
Chancellor:	Arthur E. Steele
President:	Richard A. Stratton
Undergraduates:	582^[1]
Location:	Clearwater, Florida, USA
Mascot:	Cougar
Website:	www.clearwater.edu

Clearwater Christian College (CCC) is a non-denominational Christian college in Clearwater, Florida. The school has an enrollment around six hundred students. Clearwater Christian College was founded in 1966. CCC has majors in the divisions of Biblical Studies, Humanities, Business, Education, Fine Arts, and Sciences, for a total of thirty different majors. The current president of CCC is Richard Stratton.

Clearwater is known for rules such as a modest dress code, 10:30 pm curfew during the weekdays, room responsibilities, and mandatory daily chapel attendance. The school holds a demerit system enforced to discipline students when rules are broken. However, it is generally regarded as the more lenient alternative to other (predominantly) fundamentalist Christian institutions of higher learning such as Pensacola Christian College and Bob Jones University. According to U.S. News and World Report, Clearwater Christian College had a 59% retention rate for freshman in the 2006 entering class.

1 Accreditation and memberships
2 Beliefs
3 History
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Accreditation and memberships

Clearwater Christian College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Science degrees.^[2] Clearwater has been given Teacher Education Program Approval by the Florida Department of Education.^[3]

Clearwater is a member of the following groups:

American Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries (AACCS)
Council of Independent Colleges(CIC)
Florida Association of Colleges and Universities (FACU)
Florida Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (FACTE)
Florida Christian College Conference (FCCC)
Florida Independent College Fund (FICF)
Greater Clearwater Chamber of Commerce (GCCC)
Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF)
National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)
On-line Computer Library Center (OCLC)
Safety Harbor Chamber of Commerce (SHCC)
Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (SACRAO)
Tampa Bay Library Consortium (TBLC)

[edit] Beliefs

Clearwater Christian College is a denominationally unaffiliated Christian college, however their doctrinal statement would most closely align with a fundamental Baptist theological beliefs^[4].

[edit] History

In July, 1965, Arthur E. Steele went to Florida looking for a place to found a Christian College. He found Clearwater, Florida to be an ideal place to found a college. He soon acquired 50 waterfront acres at the eastern entrance of Clearwater. On September 17, 1966, the college officially opened with 15 students enrolled.

Clearwater Christian College received full accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS-COC) in December 1984 and in 1998 gained reaffirmation for SACS-COC accreditation. In 1994, the college received from the state of Florida approval for its teacher education programs. This approval allows students to go on to state certification.

In January, 1987, the Board of Directors named Dr. George D. Youstra to succeed Dr. Steele as president. He held this position until May 2002, when Dr. Richard A. Stratton assumed the presidency.