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| remarks = }}Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) is an international organization of evangelical Christian colleges and universities. The headquarters is in Washington, D.C., United States.

History

In 1976, presidents of colleges in Christian College Consortium called a meeting in Washington, D.C. to organize a Coalition for Christian Colleges that could expand the objectives of the consortium.George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christian Education, Volume 3, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2015, p. 348 Representatives from 38 colleges participated in the founding meeting to establish a new organization to provide a unified voice representing the interests and concerns of Christian colleges to government decision-makers and the general public.ENCYCLOPEDIA, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism, Baylor University Press, Louisville, Balmer, Randall, 2004, The Coalition and the Consortium shared facilities in Washington, D.C. until 1982, when the Consortium relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota and the Coalition formally incorporated as an independent organization. In 1995, the organization changed its name to the Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities; in 1999 it changed again to the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. In 2023, CCCU had 185 members in 21 countries. Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, About, cccu.org, USA, retrieved February 4, 2023

Leadership

In September 2014, Shirley V. Hoogstra was named the Council’s seventh president.WEB,www.cccu.org/about/leadership_and_staff/president_elect, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities - President-Elect, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities,www.cccu.org/about/leadership_and_staff/president_elect," title="web.archive.org/web/20150619083932www.cccu.org/about/leadership_and_staff/president_elect,">web.archive.org/web/20150619083932www.cccu.org/about/leadership_and_staff/president_elect, June 19, 2015, dead, 2015-09-25, Before that, she was the vice president for student life at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after having served for four years on Calvin’s Board of Trustees. While at Calvin, Hoogstra also served as a cabinet member who became familiar with team building, campus-wide planning and communications. She was also the co-host of Inner Compass, a nationally televised show on PBS.WEB,www.calvin.edu/innercompass/, Calvin College - Inner Compass - Television Interview Show, Calvin College, She has served in a variety of volunteer leadership roles for CCCU institutes and commissions, and is the Council’s first female president.WEB,m.christianpost.com/news/cccu-names-first-woman-as-president-following-controversial-firing-of-previous-leader--124057/, CCCU Names First Woman as President Following Controversial Firing of Previous Leader, Christian Post, The previous president, Edward O. Blews Jr., served from January 1, 2013, to October 22, 2013.WEB,chronicle.com/article/Christian-College-Group/142593/?cid=at, Christian-College Group Dismisses Its New President Without Explanation, Goldie Blumenstyk, 24 October 2013, The Chronicle of Higher Educationwww.chronicle.com/article/Christian-College-Group/142593/?cid%3Dat> url-status = dead, 2018-01-24, WEB,www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2013/october/cccu-council-christian-colleges-president-edward-blews.html, After ‘Careful Investigation,’ Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Ousts President, Jeremy Weber, 22 October 2013, Christianity Today, 2015-09-25, William P. Robinson, former president of Whitworth University, was named the interim president before Hoogstra was appointed.The council has a 17-member board of directors, most of whom are presidents of member institutions.WEB,www.cccu.org/about/leadership_and_staff/board_of_directors, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities - Board Of Directors, www.cccu.org, 2017-05-30, The chair is Dan Boone, president of Trevecca Nazarene University.NEWS,www.cccu.org/about/leadership/#heading-board-of-directors-2, CCCU Leadership {{!, CCCU|work=CCCU|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US}}

Programs

Advocacy

CCCU seeks to provide a unified voice for faith-based institutions of higher learning on policy matters that affect its constituency and to equip members to engage in effective advocacy on the state and local level. The advocacy agenda as of 2019 included concerns about religious liberty, institutional autonomy, student financial aid, immigration, environmental stewardship, and government regulation affecting higher education.WEB,www.cccu.org/advocacy/, Advocacy, 2016-07-26, CCCU, 2019-04-23,

Services

CCCU provides programs and services for presidents and administrators, trustees, faculty, and students of member institutions. These include many professional development opportunities, such as annual gatherings for its college and university presidents, and annual conferences for member Chief Institutional Development Officers; Communication, Marketing and Media Officers; Chief Enrollment Officers; Chief Financial Officers; Campus Ministry Directions, and other leadership development programs. Other member services include webinars, grant-making opportunities for scholarship and research, discipline specific forums, networking communities, a tuition waver exchange program, and an online career center.WEB,www.cccu.org/about/programs_and_services_office_of_professional_development_and_research, Office of Professional Development & Research, Cccu.org, 2016-02-01,www.cccu.org/about/programs_and_services_office_of_professional_development_and_research," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304114502www.cccu.org/about/programs_and_services_office_of_professional_development_and_research,">web.archive.org/web/20160304114502www.cccu.org/about/programs_and_services_office_of_professional_development_and_research, 2016-03-04, dead, Members also receive access to the Council’s biannual magazine called CCCU ADVANCE, as well as regular news updates, website resources on scholarship, and information related to Christian higher education policy and issues. In 2019 the Council launched an online consortium to allow participating schools to share online courses.WEB,www.cccu.org/news-updates/cccu-launches-innovative-online-consortium/, CCCU Launches Innovative Online Consortium, 2019-02-27, CCCU, 2019-08-29,

CCCU GlobalEd

The CCCU administers a number of student off-campus study programs around the world through CCCU GlobalEd (formerly known as BestSemester). Its first off-campus program, the American Studies Program, was established in Washington, D.C. in the 1970s. It added a contemporary music program in Nashville and a film studies program in Los Angeles, as well as international study abroad programs in Australia, Latin America, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, Oxford, England, and Uganda. Over 14,500 students and growing have benefitted from these academically rigorous, Christ-centered, experiential education programs for almost 50 years. The Australian and Latin American programs ceased operation in 2020. The Nashville, Los Angeles, Uganda, and Northern Ireland programs have all been acquired by CCCU member institutions. A program in Russia (Russian Studies Program) operated from 1994 to 2010. A program in China (China Studies Program) operated from 2000 to 2016 . A program in India (India Studies Program) operated from 2011 to 2015.

Membership

CCCU institutions are accredited, comprehensive colleges and universities whose missions are Christ-centered and rooted in the historic Christian faith. Most also have curricula rooted in the arts and sciences. The CCCU’s mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help our institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth. Member institutions are divided into four major categories depending on type of institution, agreement the council’s defining commitments, and geographical location.In 2016, the organization adopted a membership policy that contains a clause affirming its commitment to heterosexual Christian marriage.WEB,www.bpnews.net/47652, CCCU adopts new membership policy, Derrick, J.C., October 3, 2016, www.bpnews.net, en,www.bpnews.net/47652," title="web.archive.org/web/20161018142635www.bpnews.net/47652,">web.archive.org/web/20161018142635www.bpnews.net/47652, 2016-10-18, dead, 2018-01-17, The policy defined six criteria according to which affiliated schools would be designated as governing members, associate members, or collaborative partners.NEWS,www.cccu.org/membership/, Our Institutions {{!, CCCU|work=CCCU|access-date=2018-01-17|language=en-US}} Schools located outside of the United States or Canada are classified as International Affiliates.

Withdrawals from membership

In 2015, Union UniversityWEB, 12 August 2015, CCCU loses Union University,www.worldmag.com/2015/08/cccu_loses_union_university, dead,www.worldmag.com/2015/08/cccu_loses_union_university," title="web.archive.org/web/20150813220247www.worldmag.com/2015/08/cccu_loses_union_university,">web.archive.org/web/20150813220247www.worldmag.com/2015/08/cccu_loses_union_university, 2015-08-13, 2015-08-14, World Magazine, and Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityWEB, J.C. Derrick, 31 August 2015, Second school leaves the CCCU,www.worldmag.com/2015/08/second_school_leaves_the_cccu, dead,www.worldmag.com/2015/08/second_school_leaves_the_cccu," title="web.archive.org/web/20150902152346www.worldmag.com/2015/08/second_school_leaves_the_cccu,">web.archive.org/web/20150902152346www.worldmag.com/2015/08/second_school_leaves_the_cccu, 2015-09-02, 2015-09-06, WORLD Magazine, withdrew from membership in the CCCU because of a policy change by two member institutions to hire same-sex couples. A potential split within the CCCU was avoided with the announcement on September 21, 2015 that both Goshen College and Eastern Mennonite University, the two colleges that changed their policies to hire same-sex couples, had withdrawn from the council. The council issued a statement affirming the traditional Christian view of marriage as between a man and a woman.WEB, September 21, 2015, Statement by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) Board of Directors re: Membership Consultation Process and Ongoing Commitment to Mission,cccu.org/news/articles/2015/StatementbytheCouncil, dead,web.archive.org/web/20151025033855/https://cccu.org/news/articles/2015/StatementbytheCouncil, October 25, 2015, October 18, 2017, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, A task force was appointed to examine the rationale for the existing associational categories plus address how to remain rooted in traditional Christianity, leading to the announcement of a new membership policy in 2016.WEB, J.C. Derrick, 21 September 2015, EMU, Goshen voluntarily leave CCCU,www.worldmag.com/2015/09/emu_goshen_voluntarily_leave_cccu, dead,www.worldmag.com/2015/09/emu_goshen_voluntarily_leave_cccu," title="web.archive.org/web/20150922234255www.worldmag.com/2015/09/emu_goshen_voluntarily_leave_cccu,">web.archive.org/web/20150922234255www.worldmag.com/2015/09/emu_goshen_voluntarily_leave_cccu, 2015-09-22, 2015-09-25, WORLD, Bluffton University also withdrew its membership in the council in December 2015 when it announced a policy change to allow hiring gay and lesbian employees.NEWS, Jaschik, Scott, December 8, 2015, Another Christian College Will Hire Gay People {{!, Inside Higher Ed |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/12/08/another-christian-college-will-hire-gay-people |access-date=2018-01-17}}On November 3, 2015, The Master’s College announced their withdrawal from the CCCU due to the college’s “concerns about the direction of the CCCU” on issues such as Creation and Evolution and same-sex marriage, stating that “the vast majority of [CCCU] member schools do not accept the Genesis account of creation or the inerrancy of Scripture”.WEB, 2015-11-03, Master’s Moment: TMC Withdraws from CCCU,us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e22c1ee02d34fca1aebf439f6&id=314fa7e9c0&e=bd2e1de523, 2016-02-01, Us9.campaign-archive1.com, Cedarville University and Shorter University also withdrew from the council over concerns that the council’s rejection of same-sex marriage was not swift or complete enough.WEB, Derrick, J.C., July 29, 2016, CCCU board considers membership requirements,www.bpnews.net/47301/cccu-board-considers-membership-requirements, dead,www.bpnews.net/47301/cccu%2Dboard%2Dconsiders%2Dmembership%2Drequirements," title="web.archive.org/web/20160730160943www.bpnews.net/47301/cccu%2Dboard%2Dconsiders%2Dmembership%2Drequirements,">web.archive.org/web/20160730160943www.bpnews.net/47301/cccu%2Dboard%2Dconsiders%2Dmembership%2Drequirements, 2016-07-30, 2018-01-17, www.bpnews.net, en,

Governing member institutions

Governing (voting) members must fulfill all six criteria:

• Christian mission
• Institutional type and accreditation (must offer a “comprehensive undergraduate curricula rooted in the arts and sciences“)
• Cooperation and participation (dues)
• Institutional integrity (financial ethics)
• Employment policies (full-time faculty and administrators must be professing Christians), and
• Christian distinctions and advocacy (must support the advocacy agenda determined by the Board of Directors, including a sexual ethic committed to heterosexual marriage, care for the marginalized and suffering, and environmental stewardship).{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="float:left;”

!{{center|Institutionname}}!{{center|Location}}!{{center|Denominational affiliation}}!{{center|Yearjoined}}weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2008101814385765.221.16.189/about/members.asp|date=October 18, 2008}}NEWS,thewayofimprovement.com/2015/08/19/two-new-colleges-join-the-cccu/, Two New Colleges Join the CCCU, 2015-08-19, the way of improvement leads home, 2018-01-16, en-US, NEWS,www.cccu.org/news-updates/three-institutions-join-cccu/, Three New Institutions Join CCCU, August 29, 2017, CCCU, 2017-12-23, en-US, |Abilene Christian University|Abilene, TexasChurches of ChristAmbrose UniversityCalgary>Calgary, AlbertaChristian and Missionary AllianceAnderson University (Indiana)>Anderson University|Anderson, IndianaChurch of God (Anderson)Anderson University (South Carolina)>Anderson University|Anderson, South CarolinaSouth Carolina Baptist ConventionAsbury University|Wilmore, KentuckyNondenominationalAzusa Pacific University|Azusa, CaliforniaNondenominationalBelhaven University|Jackson, MississippiPresbyterian Church (USA)Bethany Lutheran College|Mankato, MinnesotaEvangelical Lutheran SynodBethel University (Indiana)>Bethel University|Mishawaka, IndianaMissionary ChurchBethel University (Minnesota)>Bethel University|Arden Hills, MinnesotaBaptist General ConferenceBiola University|La Mirada, CaliforniaInter-denominationalBluefield University|Bluefield, VirginiaBaptist General Association of VirginiaBushnell University|Eugene, OregonChristian churches and churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)California Baptist University|Riverside, CaliforniaSouthern Baptist ConventionCalvin University|Grand Rapids, MichiganChristian Reformed ChurchCampbellsville University|Campbellsville, KentuckySouthern Baptist ConventionCentral Baptist College|Conway, ArkansasBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaCentral Christian College of Kansas|McPherson, KansasFree Methodist ChurchCharleston Southern University|North Charleston, South CarolinaSouth Carolina Baptist ConventionClarks Summit University|Clarks Summit, PennsylvaniaBaptistCollege of the Ozarks|Point Lookout, MissouriNondenominationalColorado Christian University|Lakewood, ColoradoInter-denominationalConcordia University Ann Arbor|Ann Arbor, MichiganLutheran Church–Missouri SynodConcordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois>River Forest, IllinioisLutheran Church–Missouri SynodConcordia University Irvine|Irvine, CaliforniaLutheran Church–Missouri Synod Concordia University NebraskaSeward, Nebraska>Sweard, NebraskaLutheran Church–Missouri SynodConcordia University Wisconsin|Mequon, WisconsinLutheran Church–Missouri SynodCorban University|Salem, OregonNondenominationalCornerstone University|Grand Rapids, MichiganInterdenominationalCovenant College|Lookout Mountain, GeorgiaPresbyterian Church in AmericaCrown College (Minnesota)>Crown College|St. Bonifacius, MinnesotaChristian and Missionary AllianceDallas Baptist University|DallasBaptist General Convention of TexasDordt University|Sioux Center, IowaChristian Reformed ChurchEast Texas Baptist University|Marshall, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasEastern Nazarene College|Quincy, MassachusettsChurch of the NazareneEmmanuel University|Franklin Springs, GeorgiaInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchErskine College|Due West, South CarolinaAssociate Reformed Presbyterian ChurchEvangel University|Springfield, MissouriAssemblies of God USAFaulkner University|Montgomery, AlabamaChurches of ChristFresno Pacific University|Fresno, CaliforniaMennonite Brethren ChurchGeneva College |Beaver Falls, PennsylvaniaReformed Presbyterian Church of North AmericaGeorge Fox University|Newberg, OregonEvangelical Friends International Yearly Meeting>Yearly Meeting of FriendsGordon College (Massachusetts)>Gordon College|Wenham, Massachusetts1976|Grace College & Seminary|Winona Lake, IndianaFellowship of Grace Brethren ChurchesGreenville University|Greenville, IllinoisFree Methodist ChurchHannibal–LaGrange University|Hannibal, MissouriSouthern Baptist ConventionHardin–Simmons University|Abilene, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasHarding University|Searcy, ArkansasChurches of ChristHope International University|Fullerton, CaliforniaChristian churches and churches of ChristHoughton University|Houghton, New YorkWesleyan ChurchHouston Christian University|HoustonBaptist General Convention of TexasHoward Payne University|Brownwood, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasHuntington University (United States)>Huntington University|Huntington, IndianaUnited Brethren ChurchIndiana Wesleyan University|Marion, IndianaWesleyan ChurchJessup University|Rocklin, CaliforniaNondenominationalJohn Brown University|Siloam Springs, ArkansasInter-denominationalJudson University|Elgin, IllinoisAmerican Baptist Churches USAKentucky Christian University|Grayson, KentuckyChristian churches and churches of ChristKing University|Bristol, TennesseePresbyterian Church (USA)Lee University|Cleveland, TennesseeChurch of God (Cleveland)LeTourneau University|Longview, TexasInter-denominationalLipscomb University|Nashville, TennesseeChurches of ChristLubbock Christian University|Lubbock, TexasChurches of ChristMalone University|Canton, OhioEvangelical Friends Church - Eastern RegionMessiah University |Mechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaInter-denominationalMid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City>Oklahoma City, OklahomaChurch of God (Anderson)MidAmerica Nazarene University|Olathe, KansasChurch of the NazareneMilligan University|Milligan College, TennesseeChristian Churches and Churches of ChristMississippi College |Clinton, MississippiSouthern Baptist ConventionMissouri Baptist University|Creve Coeur, MissouriSouthern Baptist ConventionMontreat College|Montreat, North CarolinaInter-denominationalMount Vernon Nazarene University|Mount Vernon, OhioChurch of the NazareneMultnomah University|Portland, Oregon|North Central UniversityMinneapolis>Minneapolis, MinnesotaAssemblies of God USANorth Park University|ChicagoEvangelical Covenant ChurchNorthwest Nazarene University|Nampa, IdahoChurch of the NazareneNorthwest University (United States)>Northwest University|Kirkland, WashingtonAssemblies of God USANorthwestern College (Iowa)>Northwestern College|Orange City, IowaReformed Church in AmericaOklahoma Baptist University|Shawnee, OklahomaSouthern Baptist ConventionOklahoma Christian University|Oklahoma CityChurches of ChristOlivet Nazarene University|Bourbonnais, IllinoisChurch of the NazareneOral Roberts University|Tulsa, Oklahoma1997|Ouachita Baptist University|Arkadelphia, ArkansasArkansas Baptist State ConventionPalm Beach Atlantic University|West Palm Beach, FloridaInter-denominationalPoint Loma Nazarene University|San DiegoChurch of the NazarenePoint University|West Point, GeorgiaNondenominatonalRedeemer University|Ancaster, OntarioChristian Reformed ChurchRegent University|Virginia Beach, VirginiaInter-denominationalRoberts Wesleyan University|North Chili, New YorkFree Methodist ChurchSan Diego Christian College|Santee, CaliforniaNondenominationalSeattle Pacific University|SeattleFree MethodistSimpson University|Redding, CaliforniaChristian and Missionary AllianceSoutheastern University|Lakeland, FloridaAssemblies of God USASouthern Adventist University|Collegedale, TennesseeSeventh-day Adventist ChurchSouthern Nazarene University|Bethany, OklahomaChurch of the NazareneSouthern Wesleyan University|Central, South CarolinaWesleyan ChurchSouthwest Baptist University|Bolivar, MissouriSouthern Baptist ConventionSpring Arbor University|Spring Arbor, MichiganFree Methodist ChurchSterling College (Kansas)>Sterling College|Sterling, KansasNondenominationalTabor College (Kansas)>Tabor College|Hillsboro, KansasMennonite Brethren ChurchTaylor University|Upland, IndianaNondenominationalToccoa Falls College|Toccoa, GeorgiaChristian and Missionary AllianceTrevecca Nazarene University|Nashville, TennesseeChurch of the NazareneTrinity Christian College|Palos Heights, Illinois1980|Trinity International University|Deerfield, IllinoisEvangelical Free ChurchTrinity Western UniversityLangley, British Columbia (city)>Langley, British Columbia Evangelical Free ChurchUniversity of Mary Hardin–Baylor|Belton, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasUniversity of Northwestern – St. Paul|Roseville, MinnesotaNondenominationalUniversity of the Southwest|Hobbs, New MexicoNondenominationalVanguard University|Costa Mesa, CaliforniaAssemblies of God USAWalla Walla University|College Place, WashingtonSeventh-day Adventist ChurchWarner University|Lake Wales, FloridaChurch of GodWayland Baptist University|Plainview, TexasBaptist General Convention of TexasWestmont College|Montecito, California1976Wheaton College (Illinois)>Wheaton College|Wheaton, IllinoisInter-denominationalWisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee>Milwaukee, WisconsinWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodYork University (Nebraska)>York University|York, NebraskaChurches of ChristBible colleges or seminaries) can be associate members.{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="margin:auto;”!Institution!Location!Denominational affiliation!Year Joined|Arizona Christian University|Phoenix, ArizonaNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|2006|Asbury Theological Seminary|Wilmore, Kentucky|Inter-denominational|2002|Briercrest College and Seminary|Caronport, Saskatchewan|Inter-denominational|2000|Cairn University|Langhorne, PennsylvaniaNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|1996|Columbia International University|Columbia, South CarolinaNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|2000|Crandall University|Moncton, New BrunswickCanadian Baptist Ministries>Canadian Baptist|1999|Dallas Theological Seminary|Dallas, TexasNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|2007|Denver Seminary|Littleton, ColoradoNondenominational christianity>NondenominationalDATE=2019-03-25ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190413060905/HTTPS://WWW.CCCU.ORG/NEWS-UPDATES/CCCU-WELCOMES-FOUR-NEW-INSTITUTIONS/URL-STATUS=LIVE, 2019-04-13, |Fuller Theological Seminary|Pasadena, CaliforniaNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|1996Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary>Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary|South Hamilton, MassachusettsNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|2016|Johnson University|Knoxville, Tennessee||2007|Kuyper College|Grand Rapids, Michigan||1999|Life Pacific University|San Dimas, California|International Church of the Foursquare Gospel|2014|Lincoln Christian University|Lincoln, IllinoisChristian churches and churches of Christ>Christian Churches and Churches of Christ|2006|Martin Luther College|New Ulm, Minnesota|Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod|2022|McMaster Divinity College|Hamilton, Ontario||2007|Mid-Atlantic Christian University|Elizabeth City, North CarolinaChristian churches and churches of Christ>Christian Churches and Churches of Christ|2016|Moody Bible Institute|Chicago, Illinois||2001|Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio>Circleville, Ohio|Churches of Christ in Christian Union|2017|Ozark Christian College|Joplin, Missouri|Christian churches and churches of Christ|2019|Prairie College|Three Hills, Alberta|Inter-denominational|2004|Providence University College and Theological Seminary|Otterburne, Manitoba|Inter-denominational|1996|Southwestern Christian University|Bethany, Oklahoma|International Pentecostal Holiness Church|2015The King’s College (New York)>The King’s CollegeNew York City, New York (state)>New YorkNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|1986The King’s University (Texas)>The King’s University|Southlake, Texas|Inter-denominational|2021Tyndale University College and Seminary>Tyndale University|Toronto, OntarioNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|1997|University of Valley Forge|Phoenixville, Pennsylvania|Assemblies of God|2003

Collaborative partner institutions

Collaborative partners must meet the first four criteria set for governing members (Christian mission, institutional type and accreditation, cooperation and participation, and institutional integrity), but may depart from last two: employment policies and Christian distinctions and advocacy. Institutions that do not require all of their faculty to be professing Christians and/or do not agree with all elements of the CCCU’s advocacy agenda, but nevertheless wish to take part in the council’s programs and partnerships, may be collaborative partners.{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="margin:auto;”!Institution!Location!Denominational affiliation!Year Joined|Baylor University|Waco, Texas|Baptist General Convention of Texas|2004|Booth University College|Winnipeg, Manitoba|Salvation Army||Campbell University|Buies Creek, North CarolinaSouthern Baptist Convention>Southern Baptist|1979|Friends University|Wichita, KansasNondenominational christianity>Nondenominational|2014|LCC International University|KlaipÄ—da, Lithuania||1997|Pepperdine University|Malibu, California|Churches of Christ|2010|Samford University|Homewood, AlabamaSouthern Baptist Convention>Southern Baptist|2010|Warner Pacific College|Portland, OregonChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)>Church of God (Anderson)|1982|Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington>Spokane, Washington|Presbyterian Church (USA)|1981

International affiliates

The CCCU has more than 30 colleges and universities in countries outside the U.S. and Canada.{| class=“wikitable sortable” style="margin:auto;”!Institution!Location!Denominational affiliation!Year Joined |Africa International University|Nairobi, Kenya||2005|Africa Nazarene University|Nairobi, Kenya|Church of the Nazarene|2002|Alphacrucis College|Parramatta, New South Wales|Assemblies of God|2005Avondale College>Avondale University College|Cooranbong, New South Wales||2010|Central University College|Accra, Ghana|International Central Gospel Church|2001|Baekseok UniversityCheonan, South Chungcheong Province>South Chungcheong, South Korea||2019|Christelijke Hogeschool Ede|Ede, Netherlands||2003Christian Heritage College, Brisbane, Australia>Christian Heritage College|Brisbane, Australia||2013Christ’s College (Taiwan)>Christ’s College|Taipei, Taiwan|Presbyterian Church in America|1999|CSI Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Sciences|Coimbatore, IndiaChurch of South India>Church of South India Trust Association|2001|Daystar University|Nairobi, Kenya|Non-Denominational Christian|2022|Eastern College AustraliaMelbourne>Melbourne, Australia||2019|Emmaus University of Haiti|Cercaville, Acul du Nord, Haiti|Wesleyan|2019|Excelsia College|Macquarie Park, New South Wales||2000|Handong Global University|Pohang, South Korea||2001|Jerusalem University College|Jerusalem, Israel||1998|John Wesley Theological College|Budapest, Hungary||2003|Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary|Budapest, Hungary||2014|Laidlaw College|Auckland, New Zealand||2000|LCC International University|KlaipÄ—da, Lithuania||1997|Liverpool Hope University|Liverpool, United Kingdom||2020|Morling CollegeMacquarie Park, New South Wales>Macquarie Park, New South Wales ||2020|North Haiti Christian University|Limbé, Nord, Haiti|American Baptist|2005Queensland University (Haiti)>Queensland University|Port-au-Prince, Haiti||2003|Sheng-te Christian College|Taoyuan City, Taiwan||2000|Tabor (Australia)|Adelaide, Australia, Australia||2020|Tokyo Christian University|Inzai, Chiba, Japan||1995|Tunghai University|Taichung City, Taiwan|Nondenominational|2021|Uganda Christian University|Mukono, Uganda||2000|Universidad Nacional Evangelica|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic||2015Pelita Harapan University>Universitas Pelita Harapan|Banten, Indonesia||2003|University of the Holy Land|Jerusalem, Israel||2017Wycliffe Hall, Oxford>Wycliffe HallUniversity of Oxford>Oxford||2006

References

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External links

• Official website

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