William Carey International University
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Type | Private |
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Established | 1977 |
President | Greg H Parsons, PhD |
Academic staff | 8 full-time (11 Field Personnel) |
Administrative staff | 12 |
Postgraduates | 40 (2014) |
65 (2014) | |
Location |
![]() 34°10′20″N 118°07′09″E / 34.1722282°N 118.1192369°ECoordinates: 34°10′20″N 118°07′09″E / 34.1722282°N 118.1192369°E |
Campus | Suburban, 17 acres (68,796.5592 m²) |
Colors | Green and Gold |
Affiliations | Venture Center |
Website |
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William Carey International University (WCIU) is a private, unaccredited university in Pasadena, California, USA. It is affiliated with several Christian cross cultural non-governmental organizations.
The institution was founded in 1977 by Ralph D. Winter, a Presbyterian missiologist who also established the U.S. Center for World Mission.[1] The campus is on the Venture Center, a collaborative mission base on a 17-acre campus in Pasadena. The school also publishes books on culture and global issues.[2] It is named for William Carey (1761 – 1834), a British missionary who worked in India.[3]
Accreditation
William Carey International University and its degree programs are unaccredited by any regional or national accrediting body. The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education allows the school to grant unaccredited M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in International Development.[4] The Christian education organization the International Council for Higher Education has also validated these programs.[5][6]
Library
Kenneth Scott Latourette is honored at the campus of William Carey International University. The main library building is named after Latourette.[7][8][9]
Latourette Library holds the following collections:
- Ralph D. Winter's books and archives
- Donald McGavran
- A special South Asia collection
- A nomadic peoples collection
- All books published by the school
- Student Theses and Dissertations
Notable alumni
See also
- Providence Christian College in Pasadena California, which collaborates on the Venture Center campus with WCIU.
References
- ↑ Frontier Ventures, frontierventures.org, History
- ↑ openlibrary.org, William Carey International University Press
- ↑ "William Carey: The Person". William Carey International University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Institutional Recognition" (2016). www.wciu.edu. William Carey International University. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "ICHE Validation" (2016). www.wciu.edu. William Carey International University. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ International Council for Higher Education, Members list
- ↑ William Carey international university, Pasadena CA, US.
- ↑ La Tourette library, Pasadena, CA, US: William Carey international university.
- ↑ librarything.com, Latourette Library