Andhra Christian College

The Andhra Christian College or A.C. College is one of the oldest colleges India: It started in 1885.[1] AC College is part of the education enterprise of the Protestant churches. It admits intermediate, undergraduate and graduate students and awards degrees through the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar to which it is affiliated.

Andhra Christian College
A C College
Latin: Collegium Andhra Christianus
MottoLatin: Et Cognoscetis Veritatem Et Veritas Liberabit Vos. English: ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.
TypeCollege
Established1885
ChancellorPresident, Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church(AELC)
PrincipalMES Sri Vijaya Raj
Address
Sambasivapet, Guntur 522 001, India
,
Guntur City
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
India

16°17′47.8″N 80°26′33.1″E
CampusUrban
Affiliations
Websitehttp://www.accollegeguntur.com/index.php

Saint George is its patron saint. At the entrance of the college, there is a statue of the saint slaying the dragon.

Elected officials of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church administer the college.

History

AC College was established in 1885 in Guntur City and was one of the first colleges in India to offer graduate programs. Protestant missionaries from the U.S.A established the college. The then United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) through Rev. Fr. John Christian Frederick Heyer (known as Father Heyer) established the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church on 31 July 1842.[2]

Administration

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) through its Board of Education administers the college. The school consists of three entities:

  • Day College
  • Evening College
  • College of Law

Academic profile
Main campus

Intermediate

Pre-university or Intermediate courses are offered. The college is affiliated to the Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, a regulatory authority for pre-university courses in Andhra Pradesh.

The following course combinations are available:

Graduate programmes

Post-graduate programmes
  • Master of Arts (M.A.) English and History
  • Master of Science (M.Sc.) Chemistry and Zoology

Notable alumni

Science & Technology
  • Dr Vellanki Seshagiri Rao former Associate Director & Distinguished Scientist ISRO SHAR

Business

Education
  • Dewan Bahadur T. S. Paulus[3]

Film

Dr Reddy

Literature

Politics

Theology

In film
  • Pilla Zamindar, a Telugu movie, was filmed at the college. It was named Mangamma Memorial College in the movie.
  • Chalo a Telugu film, starring Naga Shourya and Rashmika Mandanna was filmed in the college. It was named as KGN college in the movie.
  • Brochevarevarura film starring Sri vishnu and Nivetha thomas shot here.

References
Notes
  1. "ACC - Andhra Christian College | Youth4work". youth4work.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel
  3. T.S. Paulus served as principal and was war advisor to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Stewart, Wilma S. (2006). "Appendix VI". The Story of Serampore and its College (4th ed.). pp. 177–179. Archived from the original on 22 October 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  5. "Rev. Dr. Dass Babu is a disciple of Premasagar". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  6. Dr. Luther Paul presently heads a Seminary in Hyderabad Andhra Christian Theological College
Further reading
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