Providence Christian College

Providence Christian College is a WASC accredited four-year liberal arts college in Pasadena, California. Founded in 2005, it is an independent, confessionally Reformed college with no formal denominational ties.

The official website states, "The mission of Providence Christian College as a Reformed Christian institution is to equip students to be firmly grounded in biblical truth, thoroughly educated in the liberal arts, and fully engaged in their church, their community, and the world for the glory of God and for service to humanity."

Providence offers a major in Liberal Studies with concentrations in Biblical Studies, Biblical Languages, Communication Arts, Education, English, History, Humanities, Health Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, Visual & Performing Arts, and Business, Economics & Society.[2]

On March 22, 2014, Jim Belcher was appointed as the third president of Providence Christian College.[3] He was preceded by J. Derek Halvorson who served as the second president of Providence from October 2009 to June 2012.[4] He succeeded founding president James Den Ouden (2005–2009)

On several occasions, as early as the 1960s, discussions were held about establishing a Reformed Christian College on the West Coast. In November 2001 a small group met in Chino, California to consider the feasibility of such a college, and unanimously agreed to establish a quality four-year liberal arts program that would in all aspects of its life and learning seek to reflect a Reformed Biblical perspective.[5]

The group also agreed that the college should be governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Directors drawn from various Reformed and Presbyterian churches.[6] The college has no denominational affiliation, but does hold to Presbyterian and Reformed confessional standards (the Westminster Confession and Catechisms, the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort).[5]