Overview
A Clear Purpose
The founding of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï (°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï) was authorized in 1964 by action of the General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene. The college joined eight liberal arts colleges and a graduate seminary as part of the Nazarene educational family. Within two years of assembly action, a governing board was elected for the new °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï, a founding president was named, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, was chosen as the site for the college.
Within the plan to establish °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï, the supporting leadership of the denomination urged three descriptors they felt should be characteristics of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï. First, the college should be characterized as biblical higher education; second, the college should be characterized as preparing persons for the Christian ministry, especially within the Church of the Nazarene; and third, the focus in student recruitment should be for second-career adults. These features of the college remain today as the primary and most observable identifiers of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï.
The college fulfills its purpose through academic programs built to offer Christian training in a flexible framework. As this is accomplished, a student will not only grow academically, but will also grow toward wholeness spiritually, socially, and emotionally. To that end, the Office of Enrollment Management provides activities and services that assist a student in his/her process of growth.