Great Lakes Christian College
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Great Lakes Christian College (GLCC) is a four-year Christian
college in Delta Township
, Michigan
near the state capital of Lansing
. It is supported by Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ and currently has 260 enrolled students. GLCC offers majors in Family Life Education, History (History or Public Policy tracks), Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, Music (Performance or Worship tracks), Psychology/Counseling, Youth Ministry, Cross-Cultural Ministry, Christian Ministry, Christian Education, and Bible Theology.
Great Lakes is known for its small class sizes and their professors being mentors to their students. This intellectual, spiritual, and personal bond between teacher and student is what students say is their most important experience at GLCC. Along with this, 60% of GLCC's professors hold earned doctorates. Great Lakes Christian College differentiates itself from liberal arts and Christian liberal arts schools with its emphasis on Bible/Theology, which is at the heart of education at GLCC.
, with a student body of 12. In 1951, the college purchased a nearby farm, which was converted into the first campus
. The college subsequently moved to the Dodge
Mansion in Lansing in 1958. In 1972 the college purchased land in Delta Township
and built its new campus there.
In 1997 it received accreditation from the Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation. In 1992, the College changed its name to Great Lakes Christian College. In March 2008 GLCC dedicated its new multipurpose facility named the Doty Center, after the late Dr. Brant Lee Doty.
GLCC is accredited
by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
since 2003 and by the Association for Biblical Higher Education since 1997.
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Christianity
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college in Delta Township
Delta Charter Township, Michigan
Delta Charter Township, officially known as the Charter Township of Delta and commonly known as simply Delta Township, is a charter township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 32,408. Delta Township is currently the fourth largest...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
near the state capital of Lansing
Lansing, Michigan
Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...
. It is supported by Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ and currently has 260 enrolled students. GLCC offers majors in Family Life Education, History (History or Public Policy tracks), Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, Music (Performance or Worship tracks), Psychology/Counseling, Youth Ministry, Cross-Cultural Ministry, Christian Ministry, Christian Education, and Bible Theology.
Great Lakes is known for its small class sizes and their professors being mentors to their students. This intellectual, spiritual, and personal bond between teacher and student is what students say is their most important experience at GLCC. Along with this, 60% of GLCC's professors hold earned doctorates. Great Lakes Christian College differentiates itself from liberal arts and Christian liberal arts schools with its emphasis on Bible/Theology, which is at the heart of education at GLCC.
History
The school began as Great Lakes Bible College in 1949 at Rock Lake, near Vestaburg, MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, with a student body of 12. In 1951, the college purchased a nearby farm, which was converted into the first campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
. The college subsequently moved to the Dodge
Horace Elgin Dodge
Horace Elgin Dodge, Sr. was an American automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company.-Early years and business:...
Mansion in Lansing in 1958. In 1972 the college purchased land in Delta Township
Delta Charter Township, Michigan
Delta Charter Township, officially known as the Charter Township of Delta and commonly known as simply Delta Township, is a charter township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 32,408. Delta Township is currently the fourth largest...
and built its new campus there.
In 1997 it received accreditation from the Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation. In 1992, the College changed its name to Great Lakes Christian College. In March 2008 GLCC dedicated its new multipurpose facility named the Doty Center, after the late Dr. Brant Lee Doty.
GLCC is accredited
Educational accreditation
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by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...
since 2003 and by the Association for Biblical Higher Education since 1997.
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