Luther Rice College & Seminary

Luther Rice College & Seminary
Former name
 Luther Rice University
Type Private
Established 1962 (1962)
Religious affiliation
 Baptist
Academic affiliation
 TRACS
ABHE
President James Flanagan
Students 1300
Undergraduates 494
Postgraduates 767
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Location Lithonia, GA, United States
Campus Suburban
Language En
Colors          Blue and Gold
Website lutherrice.edu -->

Luther Rice College & Seminary is a private Christian college and seminary in Lithonia, Georgia, part of Metro Atlanta. The school was founded in 1962 by Robert Gee Witty in Jacksonville, Florida, and named for Luther Rice, an educator, missionary, and clergyman in the early 1800s. It has an enrollment of about 1,400 students. Through the college and seminary the institution offers bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees in leadership, counseling, apologetics, Christian worldview, Christian studies, and Christian ministry.[1] The school's catalog states that the institution favors Southern Baptist doctrine.

Luther Rice offers all degree programs 100% online or on-campus in Metro Atlanta. Each online course includes concise video lectures from professors.

The school is recognized as being theologically conservative.[2]

History

Williams Hall on campus of LR

Robert Gee Witty and five other pastors founded Luther Rice Seminary in 1962 in Jacksonville, Florida. The school was founded to meet the needs of pastors and Christian leaders who could not quit their jobs and uproot their families to go away to seminary. From its inception, Luther Rice Seminary has focused on distance education (online) and external Christian education. Luther Rice delivers distance education through online studies. All degrees except the DMin are available completely through online studies.

The State of Florida granted the school's charter on June 14, 1962.[3] Dr. Witty was elected President of the college in 1970, a position he held until 1982, when he retired to become Chancellor. In May 1993, Dr. James Flanagan became president of Luther Rice Seminary. He holds an earned doctorate (Ph.D.) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.[4]

In August 1991, the college moved from Florida to its current location in Metro Atlanta, Georgia.

Accreditation

Graduation day

Luther Rice is accredited by Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). ABHE is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).[5]

Luther Rice University is also a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS).[6]

Degrees offered

According to the Luther Rice website, degrees offered are: Undergraduate

Graduate

Seminary

Notable alumni

References

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