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About ACU
Our History
Abilene Christian University began as Childers' Classical Institute in 1906, founded by A.B. Barret and located on five acres of land on North First Street in Abilene, Texas. The school enrolled 25 students and offered only primary and secondary classes during the first year.
Eight years later, however, accredited college classes were offered and the institution became known as Abilene Christian College. In 1929, ACC moved to a new 25-acre campus north of the city of Abilene.
Enrollment surged following World War II and in 1951, the college received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. By 1955, the student body had passed the 2,000 mark. ACC officially became ACU in 1976 and in 1977 enrolled more than 4,000 students.
ACU celebrated its Centennial year in 2005-06 and currently enrolls about 4,700 students, served by more than 220 full-time faculty members. The university now includes the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Biblical Studies, Business Administration, Education and Human Services, the Graduate School, the Graduate School of Theology, the School of Information Technology and Computing, the School of Social Work and the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing. It is one of the largest private universities in the Southwest.
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