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|council chairman= Rt. Rev. Prof. Safo-Kantanka
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|president = Prof. Emmanuel Frempong
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|vice president = Dr. Samuel Brefo Adubofuor
|principal = Prof. Emmanuel Frimpong
|registrar = Mr.Kwame Oti Duah
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|immediate past principal = Dr. Samuel Brefo Adubofuor
|chairman = Dr. Sam Afrane
|accountant = Mr.Joseph Amankwah
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|address = Christian Service University College<br />P. O. Box 3110<br />Kumasi, Ghana
|address = Christian Service University College<br />P. O. Box 3110<br />Kumasi, Ghana
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The '''Christian Service University College''' is one of the university colleges accredited by the National Accreditation Board in the past decade.<ref name=NAB>{{cite web |url=http://www.nab.gov.gh/nabsite/pages/accredited_institute3.php?skey=unicol&Search=Search |title=Accredited Institutions - University Colleges |accessdate=2007-03-22 |work=Official Website |publisher=National Accreditation Board}}</ref> It is also accredited by the Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa.<ref name=CSUC>{{cite web |url=http://www.csc.edu.gh/index.html |title=Christian Service University |accessdate=2007-03-22 |work=Official Website |publisher=Christian Service University College }}</ref> It is affiliated to the [[University of Ghana]]<ref name=NAB/> and the [[Council for Christian Colleges and Universities]].<ref name=CSUC/> It is located in [[Kumasi]], the second largest city in [[Ghana]].
The '''Christian Service University College''' is one of the university colleges accredited by the National Accreditation Board in the past decade.<ref name=NAB>{{cite web |url=http://www.nab.gov.gh/nabsite/pages/accredited_institute3.php?skey=unicol&Search=Search |title=Accredited Institutions - University Colleges |accessdate=2007-03-22 |work=Official Website |publisher=National Accreditation Board}}</ref> It is also accredited by the Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa.<ref name=CSUC>{{cite web |url=http://www.csuc.edu.gh |title=Christian Service University |accessdate=2007-03-22 |work=Official Website |publisher=Christian Service University College }}</ref> It is affiliated to the [[University of Ghana]]<ref name=NAB/> and the [[Council for Christian Colleges and Universities]].<ref name=CSUC/> It is located in [[Kumasi]], the second largest city in [[Ghana]].


==History==
==History==
The College began as a merger of two visions in January 1974. A group of Ghanaian Christians had a vision of an interdenominational, evangelical institution of a high academic standard, which would train men and women for all types of Christian Ministry.
The university began as a school in October 1974 with four students. This was after the Worldwide Evangelization for Christ, a missionary group in Ghana acquired land to start a school.<ref name=history>{{cite web |url=http://www.csc.edu.gh/history.htm |title=History |accessdate=2007-03-22 |work=Official Website |publisher=Chritian Service University College}}</ref> The vision then was to train people for Christian ministry in Ghana and also to train people to help expand the church in northern Ghana. This has now matured to a vision to establish an advanced evangelical, interdenominational, theological University in Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csc.edu.gh/vision.htm |title=Vision |accessdate=2007-03-22 |work=Official Website |publisher=Chritian Service University College}}</ref>
The second group comprised expatriate missionaries who had a vision of an institution to train workers from the well-established church in southern Ghana for a thrust into northern Ghana and neighboring countries where the church was relatively very small. Evangelical Christianity in Ghana in the late 1960's and 1970's was characterized, among other things, by intimate interaction and collaboration and blurring of denominational, mission and group distinctions. The Worldwide Evangelization for Christ (WEC), which was one of the missionary groups in the second group of missionaries, had acquired property in Kumasi on which they had built four dwelling houses and a radio studio with plans to construct a large building to serve as the beginning of a training college. Soon the two visions merged.

In October 1974, the first residential classes started with four students and the College grew from strength to strength and has now become an Evangelical Christian University College.


==Campus==
==Campus==
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==Programmes==
==Programmes==
The university runs seven programmes. They are:
The university runs the following programmes. They are:
*[[Bachelor of Arts]] in Theology (Full-time)
*[[Bachelor of Arts]] in Theology (Full-time)
*Bachelor of Business Administration (Full time/part time)
*Bachelor of Business Administration (Full time/part time)
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*Bachelor in communication studies
*Bachelor in communication studies
* Bachelor of Science in Computer science
* Bachelor of Science in Computer science
* Bachelor Of Science In Information Communication Technology


==Students and faculty==
==Students and faculty==
The university has twelve academic and ten administrative and support staff. The student population has now increased into the thousands.
The university has 30 academic and 55 administrative and support staff. The student population has now increased into the thousands.


==Students' Representative Council==
==Students' Representative Council==
The university has an active students union known as the [http://www.csusrc.com/index.html Students Representative Council]. This has existed since 1983.<ref name=SRC>{{cite web |url=http://www.csusrc.com/about_us.html |title=About us |accessdate=2007-03-22 |work=Official Website |publisher=Chritian Service University College Students' Representative Council }}</ref>
The university has an active students union known as the [http://www.csuc.edu.gh/src/ Students Representative Council]. This has existed since 1983.<ref name=SRC>{{cite web |url=http://www.csuc.edu.gh/src/ |title=About us |accessdate=2007-03-22 |work=Official Website |publisher=Chritian Service University College Students' Representative Council }}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.csc.edu.gh/ Official Website]
*[http://www.csuc.edu.gh/ Official Website]
*[http://www.csusrc.com/index.html Students Representative Council]
*[http://www.csuc.edu.gh/src/ Students Representative Council]
*[http://www.nab.gov.gh/nabsite/index.php National Accreditation Board]
*[http://www.nab.gov.gh/nabsite/index.php National Accreditation Board]
*[http://www.theoledafrica.org/ACTEA/ Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa]
*[http://www.theoledafrica.org/ACTEA/ Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa]

Revision as of 12:44, 21 February 2012

Christian Service University College
File:Christian Service University College logo.png
Christian Service University College logo
TypePrivate
EstablishedOctober 1974
PresidentProf. Emmanuel Frempong
Academic staff
30
Address
Christian Service University College
P. O. Box 3110
Kumasi, Ghana
,
Kumasi
,
Ashanti Region
,
Ghana

05°46′33″N 00°08′20″W / 5.77583°N 0.13889°W / 5.77583; -0.13889
CampusUrban
ColorsBlue and White
NicknameCSUC
AffiliationsKwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology, University Of Ghana,Legon, Eastern University,USA.
Websitewww.csuc.edu.gh

The Christian Service University College is one of the university colleges accredited by the National Accreditation Board in the past decade.[1] It is also accredited by the Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa.[2] It is affiliated to the University of Ghana[1] and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.[2] It is located in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana.

History

The College began as a merger of two visions in January 1974. A group of Ghanaian Christians had a vision of an interdenominational, evangelical institution of a high academic standard, which would train men and women for all types of Christian Ministry. The second group comprised expatriate missionaries who had a vision of an institution to train workers from the well-established church in southern Ghana for a thrust into northern Ghana and neighboring countries where the church was relatively very small. Evangelical Christianity in Ghana in the late 1960's and 1970's was characterized, among other things, by intimate interaction and collaboration and blurring of denominational, mission and group distinctions. The Worldwide Evangelization for Christ (WEC), which was one of the missionary groups in the second group of missionaries, had acquired property in Kumasi on which they had built four dwelling houses and a radio studio with plans to construct a large building to serve as the beginning of a training college. Soon the two visions merged. 

In October 1974, the first residential classes started with four students and the College grew from strength to strength and has now become an Evangelical Christian University College.

Campus

The university is based on a main campus within Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region.

Programmes

The university runs the following programmes. They are:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Theology (Full-time)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Full time/part time)
  • Diploma in Biblical Studies (Full-time, two years)
  • Diploma in Ministry (Modular)
  • Diploma in Theology (Part-time, two years)
  • Certificate in Biblical Studies (Part-time, two years)
  • Certificate in Institutional Planning and Management
  • Bachelor in communication studies
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer science
  • Bachelor Of Science In Information Communication Technology

Students and faculty

The university has 30 academic and 55 administrative and support staff. The student population has now increased into the thousands.

Students' Representative Council

The university has an active students union known as the Students Representative Council. This has existed since 1983.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Accredited Institutions - University Colleges". Official Website. National Accreditation Board. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  2. ^ a b "Christian Service University". Official Website. Christian Service University College. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  3. ^ "About us". Official Website. Chritian Service University College Students' Representative Council. Retrieved 2007-03-22.

See also

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