Motto For God and For You Established 1942 Endowment $19.1 million Undergraduate tuition and fees 18,750 USD (2015) Phone +1 334-272-5820 Graduation rate 26.2% (2014) | Type Private Affiliation Churches of Christ President Michael D. Williams Acceptance rate 58% (2010) Number of students 3,574 Colors White, Blue | |
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Address 361089, 5345 Atlanta Hwy, Montgomery, AL 36109, United States Notable alumni Bobby Bright, Ray‑Ray Armstrong, Durell Peaden, Vivian Davis Figures, Alvin Holmes Similar Auburn University at Montgo, Faulkner State Communi, Huntingdon College, Alabama State University, University of Mobile Profiles | ||
This is faulkner university
Faulkner University is a private Christian university, located in Montgomery, Alabama, US, and affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The University was founded in 1942 as Montgomery Bible School. In 1953 the school's name was changed to Alabama Christian College (ACC). In 1965, the college was moved to its present location on Atlanta Highway. The year 1975 marked the beginning of the school's satellite campuses in Mobile, Huntsville and Birmingham. In 1985, the school was renamed Faulkner University in honor of Dr. James H. Faulkner, Sr., a longtime supporter and chairman of the board.
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Accreditation
Faulkner University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, a doctorate in humanities, a doctorate in biblical studies and juris doctor degrees.
Athletics
Faulkner participates in the NAIA. Sports for men include baseball, basketball, football, golf and soccer. Sports for women include basketball, golf, soccer, softball and volleyball. Most sports participate within the Southern States Athletic Conference, while football participates in the Mid-South Conference's sun division, starting with the 2016 season. Faulkner formerly also competed in the NCCAA, winning the national championship in baseball in 2001.
Notable alumni and faculty
Law
Faulkner operates the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, with between 200 and 300 students. The school of law was provisionally accredited by the American Bar Association in 2006, and fully accredited in 2009.
Theology
The Kearley Graduate School of Theology, which opened the fall of 2013, offers students Masters of Arts degrees in Biblical Theology, as well as PhD's in Biblical Studies.
Humanities
Faulkner University is one of a handful of high-learning institutions in the United States that still teaches from the canon of literature known as the Great Books of the Western World and whose program is recognized among the 25 best in that arena. Students attending Faulkner University are able to obtain a Master's degree or a PhD in the Humanities through the university’s Honors College.