Champion Christian College

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Champion Christian College
Type Private college
Established2005 (2005)
Religious affiliation
Christian
Students150
Location, ,
United States

34°30′00″N93°03′55″W / 34.4999°N 93.0652°W / 34.4999; -93.0652 Coordinates: 34°30′00″N93°03′55″W / 34.4999°N 93.0652°W / 34.4999; -93.0652
Nickname Tigers
Website champion.edu

Champion Christian College is a private Christian college in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Contents

History

Champion Christian College was originally founded in 2005 as Champion Baptist College. After operating as a bible college for 5 years, the college's board of trustees changed the institution's name and instituted steps to attain accreditation from the Transnational Association of Colleges and Schools. Champion Christian College gained candidacy status in 2017 and full accreditation two years later.

Academics

The college offers an Associate of Science and the Bachelor in Professional Studies degrees, certified by the Arkansas Division of Higher Education. [1] It also offers a Bachelor of Arts in Church Ministries degree.

Athletics

The college's athletic program is known as the Champion Christian Tigers and fields a men's and women's basketball team and volleyball teams as an independent member of the Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA). [2] [3]

On December 30, 2013, the Tigers lost 116–12 to Southern University. [4] To start this game, Southern went on a 44–0 run, which is an all-division NCAA record for the most points scored by one team to start a game. [5]

On March 13, 2021, the Lady Tigers won 87-81 versus five-time defending champion Arlington Baptist University to win the 2021 NCCAA DII National Championship in women's basketball. [6]

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References

  1. "Arkansas Division of Higher Education". www.adhe.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. "Champion sees its small size as one big advantage". The Sentinel Record. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  3. "Member Schools". Association of Christian College Athletics. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  4. "ESPN Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  5. "Southern defeats Champion Baptist College by 104 points with final score of 116-12". NY Daily News. December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  6. "'Champion' women bring home national title". The Sentinel Record. 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-08-05.