The King's College (New York)
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Shield of The King's College
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1938 |
| Affiliation | Non-denominational Christian |
| Chairman | Wm. Lee Hanley, Jr. |
| President | Gregory Alan Thornbury |
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Academic staff
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26 full-time |
| Students | 500 |
| Location |
New York City, New York, United States 40°44′54.36″N 73°59′8.36″W / 40.7484333°N 73.9856556°WCoordinates: 40°44′54.36″N 73°59′8.36″W / 40.7484333°N 73.9856556°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Athletics |
USCAA NCCCA |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | tkc.edu |
The King's College (also TKC or simply King's) is an accredited, Christian liberal arts college headquartered in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. The predecessor institution was founded in 1938 in Belmar, New Jersey by Percy Crawford.
The King's College draws more than 500 students from 37 states and 15 countries. In 2012, the Young America's Foundation ranked The King's College among its Top 15 Conservative Colleges list.
Percy B. Crawford founded The King's College in 1938 in Belmar, New Jersey. The school re-located in 1941 to New Castle, Delaware, and again in 1955 to the former Briarcliff Lodge site in Briarcliff Manor, New York. At Briarcliff, The King's College sponsored the The King's Tournament, a sports tournament in which East Coast Christian college athletes competed each year.
In 1962, after Crawford's death in 1960,Robert A. Cook became the college's second president. The college prospered under his leadership, with enrollment growing to a high of 870 students in 1980. After 23 years as president, Cook retired and became the college's chancellor in 1985, a position which he held until his death in 1991. Friedhelm Radandt succeeded Cook to become the college's third president. Nine years later, in December 1994, the college shut down, as a result of years of declining enrollment, financial troubles, and the deterioration of the Briarcliff campus. The college had purchased property for a new campus at Sterling Forest, but was prevented from selling the Briarcliff campus in a timely fashion. The college declared bankruptcy, owing more than $25 million to its creditors, mostly from the mortgage on the new campus.
The college charter first granted by the New York Board of Regents in 1955 remained in force. In 1997, the College's charter was amended to make Campus Crusade for Christ the sole member of the corporation. Together with Campus Crusade founder Bill Bright, J. Stanley "Stan" Oakes, then the director of Faculty Commons, a Campus Crusade ministry, began work to pay off the institution's debts and re-establish it in New York City. Instrumental in this process was the acquisition of Northeastern Bible College, which was founded by a friend of Percy Crawford but had experienced a similar decline and closure to that of King's. In 1999 King's leased 45,000 square feet (4,200 m2) of space on three floors of the Empire State Building in New York City for classrooms, a student recreation center, and administrative offices. Radandt remained president, with Oakes as chairman. In January 2003, Oakes became the fourth president; five years later, Oakes became chancellor and board member Andy Mills served as interim president. Following treatment for brain cancer, Oakes reassumed the presidency on January 1, 2009. In December 2009, the College announced that Oakes would take a year-long sabbatical while Andy Mills again served in an interim role.
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