Kentucky Christian University is a private, non-profit Christian university in the foothills of Eastern Kentucky.
Kentucky Christian University is a private, non-profit Christian university located in the foothills of Eastern Kentucky. It is affiliated with the Christian Church/Church of Christ and is incorporated as a non-profit educational institution by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The university's address is 100 Academic Pkwy, Grayson, KY 41143, and its phone number is 1.The university's mission is to glorify God by providing a Christ-centered, biblically grounded education that prepares students to become servant leaders for the Church and society.
Kentucky Christian University was established in Grayson, Kentucky, on December 1, 1919, as Christian Normal Institute. Its co-founders were J. W. Lusby, an educator, Church leader, teacher, and journalist of eastern Kentucky, and J. O. Snodgrass, a minister of the Gospel from Iowa. The name was changed to Kentucky Christian College in 1944, and in September 2004 it became Kentucky Christian University. The university describes itself as having educated Christian leaders in the church and other professions throughout the world.
The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. Its baccalaureate and master's nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and its Department of Teacher Education is accredited by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board. The Bible is regarded as the final authority in all matters of life and faith and is the foundation of every curricular program. Programs are offered in undergraduate majors, graduate programs, and online programs.
Campus facilities listed by the university include student housing residence halls with free Wi-Fi, the Young Library, the Malachi McDaniel Academic Resource Center, the McKenzie Student Life Center, and an intramural sports league.
The university accepts applications from standard freshman applicants, transfer students, and international freshman applicants. Dr. Terry Allcorn, who has served since 2019, is described as the university's sixth president.