St. Andrews Presbyterian College
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1896 |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) |
| Endowment | $12.8 million |
| President | Paul Baldasare, Jr., J.D. |
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Academic staff
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64 |
| Students | 600 |
| Undergraduates | 600 |
| Location | Laurinburg, NC, US |
| Campus | Suburban 940 acres (380.4 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Nickname | Knights |
| Affiliations | NAIA (AAC) (as of 2012-13) |
| Website | http://www.sa.edu/ |
St. Andrews University, a branch of Webber International University, formerly St. Andrews Presbyterian College, is a private, Presbyterian, four-year liberal arts college in Laurinburg, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The university was established in 1958 as a result of a merger of Flora MacDonald College In Red Springs and Presbyterian Junior College and was named St. Andrews Presbyterian College from 1960 until 2011 when the college changed its name to St. Andrews University. That same year, the college entered into a merger with Webber International University of Babson Park, Florida. The current campus president is Paul Baldasare, who was named by the Board of Trustees in December 2006. It is also home to the St. Andrews Press. In 2013, St. Andrews added its first graduate program, an MBA in business administration.
The institution was founded in 1958, established as a result of the merger of Flora MacDonald College in Red Springs (est. 1896) and Presbyterian Junior College in Maxton (est. 1928). The new college was named St. Andrews Presbyterian College on September 23, 1960. The name reflected its Scottish Presbyterian heritage and identified it with the University of St Andrews in Scotland. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 15, 1959, followed shortly by construction of a campus on an 800-acre location on the south side of Laurinburg. St. Andrews held an opening convocation and classes began on September 22, 1961 with 750 students. Unusual for its time, the campus was designed to be accessible and barrier-free to students with physical disabilities. Ten buildings had been completed by the opening of the college in 1961, including the Academic Building and the Vardell Building, Student Center, a maintenance building, and six residence halls named for presbyteries in the Synod of North Carolina.
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