King's University College (Edmonton)
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| Motto | "Teaching Each Other in All Wisdom" |
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| Type | liberal arts college |
| Established | 1979 |
| Affiliation | Christian Reformed Church in North America |
| Endowment | CDN $1,863,967 |
| President | Dr. Melanie J. Humphreys |
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Academic staff
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120 |
| Students | 750 |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Campus | Urban, 20 acres (8.09 ha) |
| Colors | Blue, Teal, Navy Blue, Bright Blue, Gold |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | http://www.kingsu.ca/ |
The King's University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is a top private Christian university offering bachelor's degrees in the arts, humanities, music, social sciences, natural sciences and commerce/management, as well as an education after degree. King’s currently serves more than 600 students from across Canada and abroad, representing more than 16 nations.
On November 16, 1979, the Alberta Legislature approved The King's College Act which granted a charter to The King's College. King's was founded, by the Christian College Association (Alberta) as The King's College.
In December 1970, a constitution, and statement of principles gave written expression to their vision of Christian Higher education. King's is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. The enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act.
On November 2, 1983, an official affiliation agreement was signed with the University of Alberta, ensuring that the great majority of courses at King's would transfer automatically to the University and making various University resources, such as the library and curriculum labs, available to college students. In 1987, The King's College was given the right to grant its first accredited degree, a three-year B.A., with concentrations in a number of disciplines. Since then, it has been authorized to offer many other degree programs, as listed in this calendar.
In In the summer of 1993, the College moved into its first permanent campus. In November of that year, the Alberta legislature approved the bill changing the College's name to The King's University College
King's partners with other Canadian organizations to provide education opportunities to students. Most notably, in 2011 The King’s Environmental Studies (ENVS) Program was granted professional accreditation from Environmental Careers Organization ECO Canada, the certifying body of the Canadian Environmental Accreditation Commission (CEAC). In 2013 King’s signed an agreement with Newman Theological College to offer Bachelor of Education students the religious education courses necessary to be eligible for a continuous contract with Edmonton Catholic School District.
In 2013, King's inaugurated fourth President Dr. Melanie J. Humphreys. Dr. Humphreys took office on July 2, 2013 after the retirement of President Emeritus Dr. J Harry Fernhout (2005-2013). Dr. Fernhout was preceded by Dr. Henk Van Andel (1985- 2005) and founding President Dr. Sidney DeWaal (1979-1983).
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