Regent College is a graduate school in Vancouver, British Columbia, affiliated with the University of British Columbia and offering theological education.
Regent College is a graduate school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded to provide graduate level theological education to lay believers. Its Global Mission is to cultivate intelligent, vigorous, and joyful commitment to Jesus Christ, His church, and His world.
Regent College was incorporated in 1968. Its official inauguration took place in 1969, when 56 students attended its first summer programs in St. Andrew's Hall on the UBC campus. James M. Houston became Principal in 1970. The college obtained affiliation with the University of British Columbia in 1974 and accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools in 1985.
Many students enroll in one of Regent College's six distinct graduate programs. The college is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, recognized by the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada, and affiliated with the University of British Columbia. Admission routes include graduate diploma and master's programs, the Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology & Society, the Master of Theology, and options for mature students and non-accredited degree students.
The college operates out of a green-roofed building near the eastern edge of UBC's Vancouver campus, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. Opened in 1988, the three-level facility includes well-equipped classrooms, office space, and spaces such as the Armerding-Gasque Atrium, Regent Bookstore, Lam Chi Fung Chapel, James M. Houston Prayer Chapel, and Dal Schindell Gallery. The John Richard Allison Library, on the lower level, houses significant rare book collections with a focus on Puritan literature. The outside of the True North Tower features North America's first installation of photovoltaic art glass.