历史
What is now Columbia International University exists because of the power of prayer. Thanks to the prayers of a Sunday school teacher 和 her friends, CIU has been a catalyst for preparing students for ministry 和 missions.
祷告的力量
Emily Dick — concerned for the spiritual needs of Columbia’s mill workers 和 their families — attended Moody Bible Institute in 1913 to better learn Scripture. Five years later 和 now back home; she 和 her circle of six other “praying women” saw their dream of a local Bible school come true. The man of God who would lead the new work was Robert C. McQuilkin, CIU’s first president.
“What a mighty power for missions 和 for soul-winning evangelism the school may be!”
上课时间
The school began classes in the fall of 1922 in rented rooms at the former Colonia Hotel in downtown Columbia 和 at the YMCA, 和 officially became Columbia Bible School in 1923. Two hotel rooms served as the classroom 和 the office, 和 the hotel’s sunroom was used for popular Friday evening classes open to the public.
学校名称
In 1929, the school’s name changed to Columbia Bible College 和 six years later, the school began offering 研究生 courses. The college moved to its current location on Monticello Road in 1960 和 the name was changed again in 1994 to Columbia International University.
快速的事实
最基本的
- 成立:1923
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Our motto: “To Know Him 和 to Make Him Known.”
- Religious Affiliation: Multidenominational
- 学校颜色:蓝色 & 黄金
- 吉祥物:内存
学生的身体
- 2273名学生
- 51/49 male/female ratio
- 本科 student body is 65.9%白人，19%.6%非裔美国人，4%.2%的国际.
- 神学院/Graduate student body is 33.4%白人，14.1% African-American, 22.7%的国际
学者
- 70多个 本科专业, 研究生 和 神学院 programs, professional certificates, 和 convenient 在线 programs for working adults
- CIU offers degree 和 certificate programs
- CIU has received accreditation from
- The Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE)
- Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
- The Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
- The Council for the 认证 of Counseling 和 Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- Council for Christian Colleges & 大学(CCCU)
- The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
- The Southern Association of Colleges 和 Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- 16:1 student to professor ratio
- 平均班级人数:18人
赞誉
- Consistently ranked a Top Southern Regional University by U.S. 新闻 & 世界报道
- A top Best Value University in the South by U.S. 新闻 & 世界报道
- A Best College for Veterans in the South by U.S. 新闻 & 世界报道
- Ranked #5 for Social Mobility in the South (among the best in making sure a student succeeds) by U.S. 新闻 & 世界报道