Morthland College
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| Motto | Lux Beneficium Veritas |
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Motto in English
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Light, Service, and Truth |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2009 |
| Affiliation | Christian |
| President | Tim Morthland, MD, PhD |
| Students | approx. 300 |
| Undergraduates | approx. 300 |
| Location | West Frankfort, Illinois, United States |
| Campus | Small City |
| Colors | Forrest Green, Crimson |
| Athletics | NCCAA (D-I Mid-East), |
| Nickname | Patriots |
| Website | www.morthland.edu |
Morthland College (MC) is a private Classical Christian Liberal Arts college in West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. The school was founded in 2009 by Dr. Tim Morthland and opened in 2011 as a small, co-educational liberal arts college. The college had an initial enrollment of forty students and now is host to 300-400 students both traditional and online. The school confers degrees in Biblical Studies, Biological Sciences, Classics, Computer Information Systems and Business Administration, as well as minors in Christian Counseling, Ministry Training, Music Ministry and Worship, Accounting, and Management. Morthland College athletic teams are known as the Patriots. The college is a member of the NCCAA in the Division-I Mid-East Region.
Morthland College was founded by Dr. Tim Morthland in 2009. Dr. Morthland pioneered the institution of a Christian college in the region, founded on the principles of scholarship and Christianity. He began gathering support for the school and on March 29, 2009, seventy community members met in West Frankfort to discuss the subject of building a Christian college in Southern Illinois. In October 2009, the institution was incorporated as a non-profit organization and it was certified by the IRS in March 2010 with 501C3 status. Dr. Morthland and the board of trustees appointed 32 faculty members who embrace the "Christian" values of the college.
On October 5, 2010, Morthland College when the college was given approval by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to operate. As part of the IBHE approval process, the college received a thorough review that included: site visits and meetings, and analysis of the course catalog and offerings. The college began recruiting its first students to begin the following fall semester. Morthland set an enrollment cap of 100 students for the first year but a five-year goal of 500 students.
The college opened offices in downtown West Frankfort, planned to hold classes at the community high school, library and park district buildings. Morthland College initial programs of study included the BA in Biblical Studies and the BA in Classics.
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