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Statement of Institutional Purpose

The Crichton Mission

At Crichton College, we challenge our students to think critically, grow spiritually, and change their worlds. However, the overarching mission of our school is much more complex.

Together as a community, we are learning to apply our faith and resources to serve the needs of a major urban center. Together we endeavor to make Crichton College a center for the development of urban professional leaders—men and women who have put on wisdom with knowledge and, animated by faith, will transform communities and advance God’s purposes in the world.

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The History of Crichton College

Crichton was founded in 1941 and named for a former professor and president, Dr. James B. Crichton.

The college began as a Bible training center, later expanded to become a Bible Institute and finally became a four-year Bible College in 1960.

In 1986, the college was accredited as a liberal arts college by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Crichton continues to expand its intellectual offering in order to meet the dynamic and ever changing needs of its student body and surrounding community.