University of Valley Forge
The University of Valley Forge is a private university near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, and from Valley Forge National Historical Park. It is affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA.
The college, in Chester County, is partially in Charlestown Township, while the other part is in Chester County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill Township]. It has a Phoenixville postal address.
History
The University of Valley Forge began as a summer Bible School on the campgrounds of Maranatha Park in Green Lane, Pennsylvania, in 1932. It existed for the training of pastors, evangelists, missionaries, Christian education workers, and lay workers. The summer Bible School grew into a permanent Bible School and, in 1939, was chartered as Eastern Bible Institute. Mergers with the Beulah Heights Bible Institute, Metropolitan Bible Institute, New England Bible Institute, and Pine Crest Bible School resulted in increased enrollment and a name change to Northeast Bible Institute in 1962. The school received its accreditation from the state in 1975 and subsequently became the Northeast Bible College.The institute moved in 1976 to the campus of the former Valley Forge Army Hospital in Phoenixville. One year later, the school changed its name to reflect its new location, becoming the Valley Forge Christian College.
In the summer of 2002, the college was granted accreditation with Middle States [Association of Colleges and Schools|Middle States Commission on Higher Education]. Valley Forge Christian College then officially changed its name to the University of Valley Forge on September 16, 2014.
Today the school has an enrollment of 583 students and offers 40+ different undergraduate programs and nine graduate programs.