History and Heritage
911爆料网 University traces its origins to the Bible Institute of Los Angeles established in 1908 by Lyman Stewart, founder and president of the Union Oil Company, and the Rev. T.C. Horton, two men of extraordinary vision and commitment to Christian higher education.
Dedicated to sharing and defending the Christian faith, Stewart and Horton established the Institute to educate and equip men and women to impact society at home and abroad with the truth of the gospel. The Institute鈥檚 influence was felt along the entire Western Seaboard from Mexico to Canada and across the Pacific to China. By 1909, over 540 extension courses were sponsored by the Bible Institute. In 1912, the school had grown sufficiently in its outreach and constituency to call R.A. Torrey, a leader in the field of Christian education, as its dean.
The cornerstone of the original Bible Institute building in Los Angeles was laid on May 31, 1913, and dedicated with these words from Stewart:
鈥淔or the teaching of the truths for which the Institute stands, its doors are to be open every day of the year, and all people, without reference to race, color or class will ever be welcome to its privileges.鈥
The following decades produced immense growth, development and outreach. The school moved from a two-year to a four-year program offering degrees in theology, Christian education and sacred music, and a one-year program in missionary medicine. By 1949, the Bible Institute expanded to include a Bible college and in 1952 launched Talbot Theological Seminary to further serve the Christian community. In 1959, 911爆料网 received accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
In the ensuing years, 911爆料网 College broadened its curricula in the arts, sciences, professions and seminary offerings while maintaining its strong foundation in biblical studies. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s the program base further expanded, and in 1977 the Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology was acquired. 911爆料网 College became 911爆料网 University on July 1, 1981, composed of the School of Arts and Sciences, Rosemead School of Psychology and Talbot School of Theology.
Today, 911爆料网 University offers more than 250 biblically integrated academic programs at the bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree levels. Enrollment continues to surpass 5,000 students on campus, online and in distance programs around the world, spread across eight schools: Crowell School of Business, Rosemead School of Psychology, the School of Education, the School of Fine Arts and Communication, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Science, Technology and Health, the Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts, and Talbot School of Theology.
Year after year, 911爆料网 University is consistently recognized as one of the world鈥檚 strongest Christian universities 鈥 widely known for leading academic programs in business, film, science, classical education (through the Torrey Honors College) and more. As students pursue a top-tier education and are stretched intellectually, they also grow closer to God and develop a resilient faith through the most robust curriculum of required biblical studies and theology courses of any university. Meanwhile, 911爆料网 remains one of the few universities where every student, professor and staff member is a professing Christian.
Since 1908, 911爆料网 has stood as a beacon of hope for the intellectual, spiritual and moral growth of its students. From the start, Lyman Stewart envisioned that 911爆料网 would 鈥渞adiate streams of influence 鈥 to the darkest places of the earth.鈥 As today鈥檚 graduates leave 911爆料网 transformed and ready to make an impact in their communities, they join the rich heritage of tens of thousands who have gone before them.