Andhra-Christian College

Andhra Christian College
A C College
Latin: COLLEGIUM ANDHRA CHRISTIANUS
Motto Latin: ET COGNOSCETIS VERITATEM ET VERITAS LIBERABIT VOS. English: And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
Established 1885
Type College
Chancellor President, Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church(AELC)
Principal Smt. K. Elizabeth Manorama Bai
Location Guntur City, Andhra Pradesh, India
Campus Urban
Affiliations
Website http://www.accollegeguntur.com
Data as of October 2007

Andhra-Christian College, popularly known as AC College, is one of the oldest colleges in India. AC College is part of the educational enterprise of the Protestant churches. The College admits intermediate, under-graduate and graduate students and awards degrees through the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar to which it is affiliated.

Saint George is the patron saint of the College. At the entrance of the college a statue of the patron saint's image slaying the dragon is found.

Elected officials of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church administer the College.

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Motto

In Latin, the college motto is Et Cognoscetis Veritatem Et Veritas Liberabit Vos meaning And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.[1]

History

It was established in 1885 in Guntur City, one of the first colleges in India to offer graduate programs. Missionaries of the Protestant traditions established the College.

The then United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) through Rev. Fr. John Christian Frederick Heyer (known as Father Heyer) established the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church on 31 July 1842[2]

Administration

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) through its Board of Education administers the College.

The College consists of three entities:

Courses offered

Intermediate

Pre-University or Intermediate courses are offered by the College. The College is affiliated to the Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, a regulatory authority for pre-university courses in Andhra Pradesh.

The following course combinations are available:

Graduate programmes

Post-graduate programmes

Notable alumni

Business

Education

Film

Literature

Politics

Theology

References

Notes
  1. ^ John 8:32 [1]
  2. ^ Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel
  3. ^ T.S. Paulus served as Principal and was also War Advisor to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru[2]
  4. ^ The Story of Serampore and its College [3] IVthedition 2006, Appendix VI, pp. 177-179
  5. ^ Rev. Dr. Dass Babu is a disciple of Premasagar
  6. ^ Dr. Luther Paul presently heads a Seminary in Hyderabad Andhra Christian Theological College
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