Pillar College

Pillar College
Pillar College's seal
MottoTruth in education
TypePrivate college
Established1908
ChairmanTimothy L. Schmidt
PresidentDavid E. Schroeder
Location
Newark, Paterson, and Jersey City
,
New Jersey
,
U.S.

40°44′18″N 74°10′10″W / 40.738424°N 74.169461°W / 40.738424; -74.169461
Campus
Colors    Red, black, white
MascotPanther
Websitewww.pillar.edu

Pillar College (formerly Somerset Christian College) is a private evangelical Christian college with its main campus in Newark, New Jersey and additional educational locations in Paterson and Jersey City. Pillar College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

History

The school was founded as a Wesleyan-Arminian Methodist seminary, the Zarephath Bible Institute in Zarephath, New Jersey, by the Pillar of Fire International in 1908.[1]

The institute became an accredited college, the Somerset Christian College on March 23, 2001.[1]

In 2011, the college's campus was destroyed by Hurricane Irene; the college moved to a new campus in Newark.[1] Shortly thereafter, the college's name was chaged to Pillar College as the college was no longer in Somerset County although it had separated from Pillar of Fire International.[1]

In 2018, the college opened a second location in Paterson.[1] The college enrolls approximately 550 students.[2][3]

Academics

Pillar College offers traditional and accelerated associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is a member of the Association for Biblical Higher Education.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Meet Pillar". pillar.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "MSCHE Directory: Pillar College-Accreditation Actions_March 15, 2018". msche.org.
  3. ↑ Jennings, Rob (August 7, 2023). "Meet N.J. college's new president — same as the old president". NJ.com. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
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