Vanguard University of Southern California - Centurion Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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Southern California College was founded in 1920 in Los Angeles by Reverand and Mrs. H. K. Needham as a training institution for the ministry only. By 1939, the school qualified as an institution of college rating according to California State Law, thus being recognized as a degree-granting institution. The degrees of , Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sacred Music were offered. In 1940, the College Corporation Was reorganized and the College became an integral part of the Southern California District of the Assemblies of God. The College became a charter member of the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges, a national and professional accrediting body, in 1947. The inclusion of major programs of study in liberal arts was commenced in 1950. On janu- ary 6, l964, Southern California College was accredited by and became a member of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the regional accrediting body for liberal arts colleges in California. The College is the first regionally accredited four-year liberal arts college in the Assemblies of God. The enrollment of Southern California College has climbed from 30 to 503 in forty-seven years of existence. The physical features of the College have been altered on a number of occasions, the most recent additions being a seven-story Men's Residence, a Dining Commons, and an addition to the Science Complex. The faculty force has been strength- ened to include nine members who hold the doctorate and six who are either doctoral candidates or in a doctoral program.

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