New Saint Andrews College
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| Established: | 1994 |
| Type: | Private, Christian |
| President: | Roy Alden Atwood, Ph.D. |
| Faculty: | 17 |
| Undergraduates: | 155 FTE, Fall 2007 |
| Location: | Moscow, ID, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.nsa.edu |
New Saint Andrews College is a classical Christian college located in Moscow, Idaho. It was founded in 1994 and modeled in part on the curriculum of Harvard College of the seventeenth century. The college offers no undergraduate majors, but follows a single, integrated classical liberal arts curriculum from a Christian worldview in its associate's and bachelor's degree programs. The college offers master's degrees in Trinitarian theology and classical Christian studies. The New Saint Andrews board, faculty, and staff are confessionally Reformed (Calvinist) and evangelical.
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[edit] History
New Saint Andrews began with four students in the fall of 1994. In 1998 the college graduated its first two students (of note is that the first graduating class was 50% black and 50% female). The college moved to its present downtown location in Moscow when it purchased the historic Skattaboe Block, 1893 in October 2002, the restoration of which garnered the college recognition from the Moscow Historic Preservation Commission[1].
In 2005 New Saint Andrews became an accredited member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). TRACS authorized the college as a Category III Master's degree granting institution in April 2007. The college is a charter member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS).
The college was featured on the Christian Broadcasting Network in March 2006. In August 2006 New Saint Andrews was named by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute as one of the top 50 schools for "conservatives, old-fashioned liberals, and people of faith."[2] The college was also featured in the September 30, 2007 edition of The New York Times Magazine in an article entitled, "Onward Christian Scholars."[3]
[edit] Academics and student life
The college's classical Christian program of studies stresses learning from Great Books and developing the skills to be a lifelong learner. Rather than using textbooks the college requires reading of primary works, in the classical and Christian literature of Western civilization. The college uses "Oxford-style" small group recitations, in which six to eight students meet with individual faculty members to discuss the assigned readings. Students sit for oral examinations every eight weeks for most of their classes. Seniors are required to undergo a comprehensive, integrated public oral examination. The college offers Associate's and bachelor's degrees in liberal arts and culture, and a master's in Trinitarian theology and culture.
The college limits enrollment to no more than 200 FTE students, admitting about 50-60 new students each year. The student body numbers about 170 students (150 full-time equivalent) from more than 30 states, five foreign countries, and more than 20 Christian denominations. Approximately 50 percent of the college's students were home-schooled. The college provides no dormitories, by board policy. Instead, it encourages students to live as responsible members of the local community and assists students and their families in arranging appropriate housing.
As of 2007, the college had more than 160 alumni. Approximately one-third of the college's graduates have pursued graduate school or advanced professional studies, one-third teach at classical and Christian schools, and one-third work in other occupations or professions.[citation needed]
[edit] External links
- New Saint Andrews College—official website
- Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
- ISI Guide to All-American Colleges: Top Schools for Conservatives, Old-Fashioned Liberals and People of Faith
- State Board of Education 2008 Guide to Idaho Colleges and Universities (see page 24)
- "Onward Christian Scholars," New York Times Magazine, September 30, 2007
[edit] References
- ^ Moscow Historic Preservation Commission Orchid Awards 1998 to 2005
- ^ Zmirak, John. All-American Colleges: Top Schools for Conservatives, Old-Fashioned Liberals, and People of Faith Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2006.
- ^ Worthen, Molly. "Onward Christian Scholars," New York Times Magazine, September 30, 2007
