Davis College

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Davis College is a Bible College located near Binghamton, New York in the Village of Johnson City, New York, USA.

Davis College


Motto:	Loyalty and Purity
Established:	1900
Type:	Private
President:	George D. Miller III
Faculty:	40
Undergraduates:	300
Location:	Johnson City, NY, USA
Campus:	Suburban area, 22 acres
Athletics:	6 Varsity Teams
Mascot:	Falcons
Website:	www.davisny.edu

1 Mission statement
2 History
3 Academics and accreditation
4 Future
5 Student's League of Many Nations
6 Housing
7 Post Office
8 Presidents
9 External links

[edit] Mission statement

Davis College, formerly Practical Bible College, is a Bible-centered higher education institution committed to making an impact upon the world for Jesus Christ by the fostering of Christian character and the equipping of students with the knowledge, competencies, and skills needed in an ever-changing world for service and leadership within the church, Christian organizations and society.

[edit] History

Davis College's origins began back in the late 1800s in the mind of its founder the Reverend and Evangelist John Adelbert Davis. In the summer of 1900, the first classes of the Practical Bible Training School started up with John A. Davis teaching. Between eighty and ninety students enrolled to study the Bible. The school had started in a hall room over a store in Lestershire (Johnson City), New York.

The present location was once the home of the White City Amusement Park, a place of such drunkenness and crime that a jail was erected in the park; it still stands on the present campus. The Park went bankrupt in 1910 and John A. Davis was able to buy the park and the Practical Bible Training School was moved to its location in 1911.

John A. Davis died on Saturday, March 17, 1934. His oldest son Gordon became the president after and Practical Bible Training School changed its legal name to the "John A. Davis Memorial Bible School." In August 2004 the college became "Davis College" in honor of the founder John A. Davis.

[edit] Academics and accreditation

In 1993 the school was accredited by the State of New York and became "Practical Bible College." Davis college was first regionally accredited in June 2005 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [1] and accredited by The Association for Biblical Higher Education.[2]

[edit] Future

In April 2006 the campus took down two older buildings to make way for the Williams Ministry Center that will have an Auditorium that can seat 900 people. It will also have offices and classrooms. It will be Phase 2 of the Campus Enhancement and Renovation. An extension on the library and a Pedestrian Commons area will be Phases 3 and 4.

[edit] Student's League of Many Nations

Practical Bible Training School was well ahead of its time in the area of unity among people of many different races and ethnic groups. During Thanksgiving 1922 the freshman class found that there were a number of its members who or whose parents were from various nations. With improvised costumes they presented an unusual, international flavored program to the school body. The Students League of Many Nations was formed. The group traveled with the direct of M.C. Patterson (later to become president of the school). On several trips the league went to Washington DC. On February 2, 1925 the group took one such trip and met with President Calvin Coolidge. The group ending in the 1950s, but the ideals it held are still held by the College to this day.

[edit] Housing

Davis College has a Men's dorm, Patterson, that can hold on the upwards of 100 students. For the Women, the top floors of Chatlos can also house on the upwards of 100 students. There are also Married student apartments and Upperclassmen suites by the names of Clements, Philips, and Mason Halls.

[edit] Post Office

It is an honor to have a Post Office on the small campus. It was part of the vision of Dr. John A. Davis. As the history goes Dr. Davis started correspondence course by mail similar to what had been done at the Moody Bible Institute and the Post Office of Johnson City was overwhelmed that they petitioned the Post Master General in Washington DC. Since those days the students have had their own post office and zip code of 13737.