Trinity College (Florida)
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| Trinity College of Florida | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1932 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Dr. Mark T. O'Farrell |
| Location |  New Port Richey, Florida, USA |
| Former names | Florida Bible Institute (1932-1946) |
| Athletics | 3 Sports Teams |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Affiliations | National Christian College Athletic Association |
| Website | [1] |
Trinity College is a Fundamentalist Bible college (established 1932) located in New Port Richey in Pasco County, Florida. It is a private college.
The institution was founded as Florida Bible Institute in Temple Terrace by Dr. William T. Watson, a fundamentalist tent preacher from North Carolina and pastor of a large Christian and Missionary Alliance church in St. Petersburg. The name was changed to Trinity College in 1947.
Jimmy G. Tharpe (1930-2008), founder of Louisiana Baptist University in Shreveport, Louisiana, received bachelor of arts and Master of Arts degrees from Trinity in the 1950s.
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[edit] Accreditation
The college is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education.[1] In 2005 the school submitted an application for membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). In December 2005, SACS reviewed the college and declined to appoint a candidacy committee.[2] "The Commission reviewed the institution’s application and determined that Trinity College of Florida failed to provide information demonstrating its compliance with Core Requirement 2.5 (Institutional Effectiveness), Core Requirement 2.7.1 (Program Length), Core Requirement 2.7.2 (Program Content), Core Requirement 2.8 (Faculty), Comprehensive Standard 3.7.1 (Faculty), and Core Requirement 2.9 (Learning Resources and Services) of the Principles of Accreditation.[3]
[edit] Theology
As stated on their website, "Trinity College believes that the Bible should be at the heart and core of all training and is the standard for evaluating all claims to knowledge".[4]
[edit] H1N1
As of September 2009, the college was experiencing an outbreak of the H1N1 virus.[5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://abhe.gospelcom.net/accredited.htm#T
- ^ http://www.sacscoc.org/disclosure/dec2005/Trinity%20of%20Florida.pdf
- ^ http://www.sacscoc.org/disclosure/dec2005/Trinity%20of%20Florida.pdf
- ^ http://www.trinitycollege.edu/index.php?option=content&task=category§ionid=18&id=70&Itemid=135
- ^ http://www.trinitycollege.edu/index.php?option=content&task=category§ionid=1&id=97&Itemid=163
