Crichton College

Crichton College is a private Christian, liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee.

Crichton College is a four-year, coeducational institution governed by an independent, self-perpetuating Board of Directors. Higher education at Crichton College is combined with evangelical Christian faith and intends to relate education to the needs of people in contemporary society. The biblical basis of all programs is a distinctive part of the Crichton curriculum, intended to ensure the centrality of Biblical principles in the academic programs, philosophy, and life of the College.

Crichton College offers majors in psychology, biblical studies, business, biology, chemistry, professional education, pre-nursing, English, history, liberal studies, and pre-law. The faculty is encouraged to motivate students to practice a reasoned and vital faith that will enable them to lead mature and creative lives. While the faculty attends different churches, they all are selected to be dedicated Christians committed to the ideals of free inquiry in the pursuit of truth and respect for all people. The student body also represents diverse churches, races, and social backgrounds.

Crichton College endeavors to offer students a well-rounded educational experience, which allows them to explore all dimensions of their personalities while, at the same time, receiving instruction in the pursuit of a career.

Crichton further endeavors to promote whole person development, recognizing that under the sovereignty of God all people possess intellectual, spiritual, psychological, and physical dimensions.

As of Jauary, 2007, there were about 1100 students enrolled at Crichton. Tuition was $4980 per semester, and apartment housing was $1875 per semester.

The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and it is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

History

Crichton was founded in 1941 as a Bible training center, expanded to a Bible Institute in 1948, and became a four-year Bible College in 1960. Mid-South Bible College was first accredited by the Association of Biblical Higher Education in 1971 and, subsequently, in 1986 as a liberal arts college by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). To reflect its new comprehensive nature, the college changed its name from Mid-South Bible to Crichton College in 1987. In 1989, Crichton moved to 6655 Winchester Road, in the urbanized Southeastern part of Shelby County between Germantown and Memphis. There, Crichton shared a campus with local megachurch, Central Church.

Crichton College is a private Christian, liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee.

Crichton College is a four-year, coeducational institution governed by an independent, self-perpetuating Board of Directors. Higher education at Crichton College is combined with evangelical Christian faith and intends to relate education to the needs of people in contemporary society. The biblical basis of all programs is a distinctive part of the Crichton curriculum, intended to ensure the centrality of Biblical principles in the academic programs, philosophy, and life of the College.