Trinity Lutheran College (Washington)

For other institutions named Trinity College, see Trinity College (disambiguation).
Trinity Lutheran College
Motto Intellectual, Faithful, Engaged
Type Private
Established 1944
Affiliation Lutheran
Executive director Jim Lindus[1]
Undergraduates 166[1]
Location Everett, Washington, USA
Campus Urban
Colors Blue and Yellow
Mascot Eagle
Website www.tlc.edu

Trinity Lutheran College is an accredited, Christian liberal arts college in Everett, Washington, United States that offers bachelor's degrees. The Campus Center is located in downtown Everett between the Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound. With only 166 students enrolled in the spring semester of 2016, 55 of them seniors, the college will close after the semester ends.[1]

Athletics

Intercollegiate athletics programs include men's and women's cross-country, golf, soccer, swimming and track and field. Teams play as members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Division I members of the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA).

Campus

The Trinity Lutheran College Campus Center opened fall semester of 2008 in Everett, Washington and is located at 2802 Wetmore Ave., at the corner of California St. and Wetmore Ave.

The Campus Center has five floors devoted to classrooms, administrative offices, faculty offices, the library, a student store, and a commons area. The center is served by a parking garage connected by a skywalk. Student housing is nearby, as is the YMCA, which is available for student use at no cost.

The college was formerly located in Issaquah, Washington. [2]

Closure

On January 12, 2016, Rev. Dr. Kevin Bate (Chair, Trinity Lutheran College Board of Directors) released an open letter, expressing a plan to end operation of the college. Academic instruction is set to cease in May 2016. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chris Winters (January 12, 2016). "Trinity Lutheran College in downtown Everett to close". The Daily Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Trinity Lutheran College in Everett will close its doors in May". Q13 FOX News. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ↑ College, Trinity Lutheran. "An Open Letter to the Trinity Lutheran College Students, Faculty and Staff from the Board of Directors". www.tlc.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

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Coordinates: 47°58′49″N 122°12′27″W / 47.98028°N 122.20750°W / 47.98028; -122.20750

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