Point University

Point University

Seal of Point University
Motto	Κήρυξον τὸν λόγον (Greek: Preach the Word)
Type	Private
Established	1937
Affiliation	Christian churches and churches of Christ
President	Dean C. Collins
Academic staff	21
Students	1,582 (Fall 2015)
Location	West Point, Georgia, U.S.
Campus	Suburban 54 acres (0.22 km2)
Colors	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Skyhawks
Affiliations	Appalachian Athletic Conference (NAIA)
Website	www.point.edu

Point University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university in West Point, Georgia, 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Atlanta. The liberal arts institution was founded in 1937 as Atlanta Christian College, located in the Atlanta suburb of East Point. In 2011, the college announced a name change to Point University. It relocated its main campus to West Point, Georgia, in June 2012.

Atlanta Christian College was founded in 1937 by Judge Thomas Olin Hathcock (1879–1966), who served as a judge in Fulton County, Georgia, from 1914 until 1942. He and his wife, Nora Head Hathcock, were members of the Christian churches and churches of Christ, and the college has continued to maintain its affiliation with the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. Atlanta Christian College opened in 1937 on its 300 acres (1.2 km²) campus in East Point. The property was originally a farm inherited by Mrs. Hathcock.

Following its founding, Atlanta Christian College devoted attention primarily to the education of ministers, missionaries and other church-related workers. In 1965, the college became an accredited member of the American Association of Bible Colleges (AABC). In 1990, in conjunction with a broadening of the curriculum, the college was accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate and baccalaureate degrees.

On February 2, 2011, student leaders and administrators of Atlanta Christian College announced a name change to Point University, which became effective on July 1, 2011. In addition to the name change, the college announced the 2012 relocation of its main campus to West Point, Georgia, an hour southwest of the current campus near Atlanta. Adult learning classes will continue to be held at the East Point location, as well as an adult learning program and dual-credit enrollment program for high school students at the current off-site locations in Peachtree City, Savannah, and Birmingham, Ala.