Alphacrucis

This article is about the Christian college. For the star in the Southern Cross, see Alpha Crucis.
"Southern Cross College" redirects here. For the university, see Southern Cross University.

Alphacrucis University College
Former names
  • Commonwealth Bible College (1948–1993)
  • Southern Cross College (1993–2009)
  • Alphacrucis College (2009–2022)
MottoEquipping Christian leaders to change the world,
Established1948 (as Commonwealth Bible College)
PresidentProf Stephen Fogarty
Administrative staff
> 200
Students> 4,500
Location
Parramatta
,
NSW
,
Australia

33°49′14″S 151°00′26″E / 33.820448°S 151.007138°E / -33.820448; 151.007138
CampusMultiple campuses – Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Finland, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Global Online
Colours 
Orange
AffiliationsAustralian Christian Churches
Assemblies of God
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Websiteac.edu.au

Alphacrucis University College (AC, formerly Commonwealth Bible College and Southern Cross College) is a tertiary Christian liberal arts college. In addition to being the largest self-accrediting Christian liberal arts College in Australia, it is the official training college of Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. The college has campuses in every state capital city in Australia, campuses in Auckland and in Finland, and registered sites of offer in other places. Its main campus in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. The college has programmes running in various colleges and churches around Australia. The college was founded in 1948 with the vision of being a "Spirit-empowered, church-planting, missions-sending, outreach-focused, distinctly Australian college that would contribute its efforts towards changing the world[1]".

AC offers several courses in ministry, business, music, chaplaincy and counselling; accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority.[2][3] It is also a self-accrediting higher education institution,[4] that provides a range of theology, ministry, business, leadership, and education degrees up to doctorate level,[5] baccalaureate and postgraduate programs in counselling, and a Korean language programme.[6] The college ethos is based on an evangelical Pentecostal/Charismatic orientation. In 2018, the college had an Equivalent Full Time Student Load of over 1000.[7][failed verification]

  1. ^ Austin, Denise A. (2013). Our College. Parramatta, NSW: Australasian Pentecostal Studies. p. 30. ISBN 978-0987495006.
  2. ^ Degrees and certificates (Alphacrucis)
  3. ^ Organisation details (Australian Government)
  4. ^ TEQSA web site
  5. ^ Australian Government "Study in Australia" web site
  6. ^ "New South Wales Government education web site". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sherlock was invoked but never defined (see the help page).