Type Private President Greg H Parsons, PhD Postgraduates 40 (2014) | Established 1977 Administrative staff 12 | |
Academic staff 8 full-time (11 Field Personnel) | ||
William Carey International University (WCIU) is a private, unaccredited university in Pasadena, California, USA. It is affiliated with several Christian cross cultural non-governmental organizations.
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The institution was founded in 1977 by Ralph D. Winter, a Presbyterian missiologist who also established the U.S. Center for World Mission. The campus is on the Venture Center, a collaborative mission base on a 17-acre campus in Pasadena. The school also publishes books on culture and global issues. It is named for William Carey (1761 – 1834), a British missionary who worked in India.
Accreditation
William Carey International University and its degree programs are unaccredited by any regional or national accrediting body. The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education allows the school to grant unaccredited M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in International Development. The Christian education organization the International Council for Higher Education has also validated these programs.
Library
Kenneth Scott Latourette is honored at the campus of William Carey International University. The main library building is named after Latourette.
Latourette Library holds the following collections: