Voorhees College, Vellore

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Voorhees College
ஊரீசு கல்லூரி
Voorhees College 2006 stamp of India.jpg
Former names
Arcot Mission College
MottoNisi Dominus Frustra
Motto in English
In vain without god
Established1898;125 years ago (1898)
Affiliation Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore
Religious affiliation
The Church of South India – Diocese of Vellore
Chairman Rt. Rev. H. Sharma Nithyanandham
Principal Dr . J. Annie Kamala Florence
Location, ,
12°54′37.75″N79°7′55.19″E / 12.9104861°N 79.1319972°E / 12.9104861; 79.1319972
Campus Urban
Website http://www.voorheescollege.edu.in/
Voorhees college logo.png

Voorhees College is a college in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded in 1898 as Arcot Mission College, when Arcot Mission High School was amalgamated to the University of Madras. The college is named after its benefactors, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Elizabeth Voorhees of the Reformed Church in America. [1] The College was earlier known as Ralph and Elizabeth Voorhees college when it was a Co-educational institution. In the late sixties towards the end of the tenure of Dr. A.N. Gopal, the then principal, the college stopped admitting women students and dropped the names Ralph and Elizabeth and became known as Voorhees College. The college began offering master's level courses in 1975. The College is managed by the Church of South India, Diocese of Vellore. The Chairman of the College is the Bishop of Vellore, and the motto is "In vain without God."

Contents

The college is affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore and it is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, with an A grade (2005).

Alumni

First dalit MP and MLA in India. also Professor of in this college

Courses

The following courses are offered:

Undergraduate courses

Postgraduate courses

Research

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References

  1. Hope College, Michigan. Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees (PDF). Hope College, Michigan.