Excelsia College
Former name | Wesley Institute, Wesley Institute for Ministry & the Arts |
|---|---|
| Motto | Transforming lives through excellence in higher education |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1989 |
| Director | Mr Peter McKeon |
| Students | 531 (2009) |
| Location |
Sydney, NSW, Australia 33°51′28.58″S 151°8′50.74″E / 33.8579389°S 151.1474278°E |
| Campus | Macquarie Park, New South Wales |
| Colours |
Navy Blue
Red |
| Affiliations | CCCU |
| Website |
Official website  |
Excelsia College (formerly Wesley Institute) is a tertiary education provider in Sydney, Australia offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in counselling, performing arts (drama and music), teacher education and business with a view to become Australia's first Protestant Christian University.
History
Wesley Institute for Ministry & the Arts was set up by Wesley Mission, Sydney in 1989 as a Christian Institute to train students for both ministry and the creative arts.[1] It operated from a campus at Drummoyne, New South Wales, previously the site of the Drummoyne Boys' High School. In 2016, it relocated to Macquarie Park, New South Wales.[2]
Government accreditation was granted in 1992.
On 4 October 2013, the Board of Trustees for Indiana Wesleyan University voted to acquire Wesley Institute, to create the IWU's first international campus.[3] In early 2015 Wesley Institute changed its name to Excelsia College.
People
Faculty included Grenville Kent.
References
- ↑ "Welcome to WIMA". Archived from the original on March 7, 2002. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ↑ Steven Deare, (16 February 2016), Excelsia College, formerly Wesley Institute, opens at Macquarie Park, Northern District Times Retrieved 11 March 2016
- ↑ "Indiana Wesleyan Expanding to Australia, (10 July 2013), InsideIndianaBusiness.com". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2017-03-24.