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Atlanta Christian College is coming to West Point

February 8th, 2011 8:39 PM

More great news for the West Point area. The Atlanta Christian College will make West Point its new home.

Here is a copy of the press release with all of the details.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 3, 2011

Atlanta Christian College Relocates Main Campus

to Expand Capacity & Athletics

Relocation of Traditional Campus to West Point, Ga.,

Prompts Name Change to Point University

> Adult and Dual-credit Campuses to Remain in East Point and Peachtree City

with Addition of Savannah Location Later This Year

EAST POINT, Ga., Feb. 3, 2011 - Student leaders and administrators announced yesterday, to the

student body of Atlanta Christian College, the 2012 relocation of its main campus to West Point, Ga.,

an expansion of athletics to include football, and a new name - Point University.

Point University’s first semester of classes in West Point, located an hour southwest of Atlanta near the

Georgia-Alabama state line, will be in fall 2012. The university will maintain an adult degree program at

its current East Point location, and its program for adult learners and dual-credit enrollment high school

students in Peachtree City. Plans also call for launching a satellite location in Savannah in fall 2011.

The relocation of the main campus to West Point will enable Point University (name to take effect July

2011) to accommodate future growth of its student body, physical campus and increased athletic

offerings, as well as position it to draw students from more areas of the Southeast. Students meeting the

academic requirements will continue to be eligible for Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship.

Since the college trustees began searching for a new location for its traditional student programs in 2007,

its enrollment has nearly tripled. Part of this growth is attributed to the take-off of the college’s Access

program for working adults seeking degrees, which was launched in 2008.

In addition to its relocation and name change, Point University officials announced that it will add football,

as well as softball and cross country, to its sports programs. The school will field a club team for football

in fall 2011 and hopes to compete as part of the NAIA in fall 2012. The college won the 2010 NCCAA

Division II national championship in baseball.

"Our East Point campus is surrounded by residential property, and campus master-planning experts and

other consultants advised us in recent years that our current campus could not accommodate planned

growth,” said Atlanta Christian College President Dean Collins. “We’ve been searching for nearly four

years for a place that would give us the ability to grow in every aspect of campus life - from enrollment to

constructing additional dorms and athletic facilities - and the thriving community of West Point and the

Greater Valley Area had everything we were looking for."

"The city of West Point is very excited that Point University has announced its new home will be here,"

said West Point Mayor Drew Ferguson IV. "West Point is undergoing an amazing rebirth as KIA has

begun production, and the addition of Point University to our community will further enhance the

economic, physical and human revitalization of our city. Our shared future is very bright in West Point."

Phase I of the West Point campus includes student housing in a nearby quality apartment community and

renovation of the former downtown headquarters of West Point-Pepperell, a leading textile manufacturer,

for use as the soon-to-be university’s primary academic building. The school also anticipates renovating

existing facilities in historic downtown West Point for use as an auditorium and chapel. Students will

immediately have access to a 54,000-square-foot sports complex for recreational and university sports

programs. Phase II plans include construction of student dormitories in the historic downtown, creating a

walkable campus amid shops and restaurants, and construction of new athletic facilities.

In July 2011, in advance of its relocation from East Point to West Point, the school will be renamed Point

University. "Our new name not only captures our historic and future geographic locations, but our ongoing

mission to equip students who are passionate about being points of influence in business, the arts,

education and the non-profit world," said Collins.

Founded in 1937, Atlanta Christian College is a private, four-year liberal arts institution preparing students

to influence all spheres of culture for Christ. Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern

Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Atlanta Christian College offers associate and bachelor’s

degrees in 11 areas of study.

Atlanta Christian College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

to award the associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA

30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Atlanta Christian College.

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