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Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) is a private Christian liberal arts college with its main campus in Point Loma in San Diego, California, United States. It was founded in 1902 as a Bible college by the Church of the Nazarene.
The type of institution, such as "University" or "College," may be dropped, or some component of it abbreviated, such as "Tech" in place of "Institute of Technology" or "Technological University." The same nickname may apply to multiple institutions, especially in different regions.
In summer 1920, Harold K. Needham, D. W. Kerr, and W. C. Pierce opened Southern California Bible School, an institution intended to prepare Christian workers for the various ministries of the church. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The school moved from Los Angeles to Pasadena in 1927, and was chartered by the state of California in 1939 to grant degrees.
In 1991, Berean Bible College moved its campus to Living Way Church in Poway, California. The president was Rev. Douglas Balcombe, Senior Pastor Emeritus of Living Way Church. The Dean of the College was Rev. Bobby San-Miguel. In Fall 2012, Berean Bible College's first satellite campus opened in Maui; on-site classes at this campus were ...
Azusa Pacific University was established on March 3, 1899, in Whittier, California. [4] Under the name Training School for Christian Workers, it was the first Bible college on the West Coast.
The name was changed to LIFE Bible College (LIFE standing for Lighthouse of International Foursquare Evangelism) in 1926 when it moved into a newly constructed five-story complex next door to Angelus Temple. In 1990 the college relocated to its current home in San Dimas, California. In the early 2000s the name Life Pacific College was adopted ...
Bethany University was a four-year private coeducational Christian university located in Scotts Valley, California, in Santa Cruz County.It operated from 1919 until closing in 2011 and was endorsed by the Assemblies of God USA, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's oldest college at the time of its closure. [1]
The Simpson athletic teams are called the Red Hawks. The institution is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) for most of its sports since the 1996–97 academic year; while its men's and women's wrestling teams compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC), and the swimming & diving ...