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General Information
Brief History
Abilene Christian College was founded in September, 1906, by A. B. Barret, a
Tennessee preacher who envisioned a center of Christian education in the Southwest,
and has been closely related to the churches of Christ throughout its history. Known
as Childers Classical Institute, the school began with a student body of 75 and grew
slowly during its early years.
During the presidency of Jesse P. Sewell (1912-1924), the school attained senior
college status in 1919 and was renamed Abilene Christian College a year later. Sewell
was followed in the presidency by Batsell Baxter (1924-1932) and James F. Cox
(1932-1940). For more than a quarter-century Abilene Christian College was led by a
trio of great administrators: Don H. Morris as president (1940-1969), Walter H. Adams
as dean (1932-1969), and Lawrence Smith as business manager (1928-1969). John C.
Stevens has been president since September 1969.
The college was originally located on North First Street, but in 1929, it moved
to its present 102-acre location, and seven permanent buildings were erected on the
"hill."
The following buildings have been added: Foster Science Building (1946),
McKinzie Dorm (1947), Industrial Education (1953), Mabee Dorm (1953), Burford
Music Center (1955), Bible Building (1955), Edwards Dorm (1955), Nelson Dorm
(1955), Citizenship Building (1960), Gardner Dorm (1961), Moody Coliseum and Gibson
Physical Education (1968), McGlothlin Campus Center (1968), Central Plant
(1968), Science Building Halls and Walling Lecture Hall (1969), Maintenance Building
(1970) Brown Library and Mabee Library Auditorium (1970), Sherrod Residential
Park (1974), and a new dorm for men (1975).
The college was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
in December, 1951, and the Graduate School was begun in 1953. The college has
total assets amounting to more than $41,000,000, including an endowment of nearly
$10,000,000.
The new, three-story, air-conditioned library houses over 320,000 volumes.
Accreditation
Abilene Christian College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools, and this accreditation assures that work done at ACC will be accepted
by all colleges and universities in the United States.
The college's teacher education program is accredited by the National Council
for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Texas Education Agency. The Department
of Chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society, and the Department
of Music by the National Association of Schools of Music.
The College is also a member of the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities,
the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, the Association of American
Colleges, the National Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, the Association
of Texas Graduate Schools, the Council of Graduate Schools of the United States,3
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