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Andhra Christian College

Andhra Christian College

College in India

The Andhra Christian College or A.C. College is one of the oldest colleges in India located in Guntur Andhra Pradesh. It started in 1885.[1] AC College is part of the education enterprise of the Protestant churches. It admits intermediate, undergraduate and graduate students and awards degrees through the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar to which it is affiliated.[citation needed]

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Saint George is its patron saint. At the entrance of the college, there is a statue of the saint slaying the dragon.

Elected officials of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church administer the college.[citation needed]

History

AC College was established in 1885 in Guntur City and was one of the first colleges in India to offer graduate programs. Protestant missionaries from the U.S.A established the college. The then United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) through Rev. Fr. John Christian Frederick Heyer (known as Father Heyer) established the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church on 31 July 1842.[2]

Administration

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) through its Board of Education administers the college. The school consists of three entities:

  • Day College
  • Evening College
  • College of Law

Academic profile

Main campus

Intermediate

Pre-university or Intermediate courses are offered. The college is affiliated to the Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, a regulatory authority for pre-university courses in Andhra Pradesh.

The following course combinations are available:

Graduate programmes

Post-graduate programmes

  • Master of Arts (M.A.) English and History
  • Master of Science (M.Sc.) Chemistry and Zoology

Notable alumni

Business

Film

Literature

Politics

Theology

In film

References

  1. [1]
    "ACC - Andhra Christian College | Youth4work". youth4work.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. [2]
    Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel
  3. [3]
    P. Samuel Jonathan (15 December 2018). "Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    Stewart, Wilma S. (2006). "Appendix VI". The Story of Serampore and its College (4th ed.). pp. 177–179. Archived from the original on 22 October 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2007.

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