Westminster Seminary California is a Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located 25 miles north of San Diego, California in Escondido. It was initially a branch campus of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia until 1982 when it became fully independent. It currently has ten full-time faculty members and enrolls approximately 155 full-time students.[1]
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Westminster Seminary is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges [2] and was first accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada in 1997.[1] The seminary currently offers:
The WSC Board of Trustees and Faculty pledge their commitment to those full historic statements which have been the doctrinal bond of fellowship for churches of Reformed persuasion for more than three centuries: The Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Larger Catechism, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession of Faith, and the Canons of Dort.
Past and present notable faculty members include:
[S. M. Baugh Professor of New Testament] [Bryan D. Estelle Associate Professor of Old Testament] [Michael S. Horton Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Author] [R. Scott Clark Professor of Church History and Historical Theology, Author] [David M. VanDrunen Robert B. Strimple Professor of Systematic Theology and Christian Ethics, Author]