Clarks Summit University

Clarks Summit University
Type Private Bible college
Established 1932
President Jim Lytle
Students 1,220
Location Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Campus Suburban
Colors Royal Blue, Silver, Black
Nickname Defenders
Affiliations Baptist
Website www.clarkssummitu.edu

Clarks Summit University is a higher education institution located in South Abington Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, just outside the city of Scranton.[1]

A range of academic degrees are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These include a high-school dual enrollment option, one-year Bible certificate, as well as associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Programs are offered on-campus and through online distance learning.[2]

Annual enrollment is more than 1,100. About 43% of undergraduates are drawn from Pennsylvania. Roughly 56% are from 29 other states, with about 1% from outside the United States.

History

The school was founded in 1932 in Johnson City, New York.

For its first 36 years, the college used the facilities of First Baptist Church in Johnson City. Additional buildings were purchased or built to accommodate the growing student body.

A steady growth of enrollment by the 1960s prompted school leaders to search for a new location. In 1968, a site in Clarks Summit was found with the help of Gov. William Scranton. [3]

Baptist Bible Seminary began classes in 1972. Graduate studies began in 1989.

On April 20, 2015 Baptist Bible College & Seminary was renamed Summit University of Pennsylvania.[4] The name was changed again to the current Clarks Summit University little more than a year later, due to a naming conflict with a university in Montana.[5]

Campus

Clarks Summit University is located on a 141-acre suburban campus. The site includes 17 major buildings, athletic facilities, and a 4.5-acre lake.

Academics

Clarks Summit University is accredited by The Commissions on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and The Association of Biblical Higher Education. All degrees have been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.[6]

Athletics

The Clarks Summit University Defenders field teams in several sports.

Men's teams include soccer, basketball, golf, cross-country, tennis, and baseball.

Women's teams include basketball, cross-country, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball.

Clarks Summit University is affiliated with both the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, and the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

Athletic history includes 75 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division II East Regional Championships in seven sports and 23 NCCAA Division II National Championships in six sports. Defender teams have appeared in three NCAA Division III national tournaments.

References

  1. ↑ "Summit University". bbc.edu. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Academics". summitu.edu. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Clarks Summit University History". Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "New Name for Baptist Bible College - Summit University". summitu.edu. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ Journal, Abington. "Trademark infringement brings on another name change for Summit University, formerly Baptist Bible College and Seminary - Abington Journal - theabingtonjournal.com". Abington Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Approved Certification Programs" (PDF). Retrieved October 11, 2016.

Coordinates: 41°29′42″N 75°41′06″W / 41.495°N 75.685°W / 41.495; -75.685

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