Catholic Pacific College

Catholic Pacific College
Motto Omnia proba, quod bonum est tene.
Motto in English
 Sift everything, hold on to what is good.
Type Private
Established September 1999 (1999-September)
Religious affiliation
 Roman Catholic
President Christine Jones, PhD
Academic staff
 12
Administrative staff
 5
Location Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates: 49°08′34″N 122°36′09″W / 49.142850°N 122.602382°W / 49.142850; -122.602382
Website www.catholicpacific.ca

Catholic Pacific College (formerly Redeemer Pacific College) is a private Catholic college in Langley, British Columbia, which is located on the west coast of Canada. It is endorsed by the Cardinal Newman Society in The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College.[1] It was founded in 1999 as Redeemer Pacific College, and changed its name to Catholic Pacific College in 2015.[2][3]

CPC has two campus locations in Langley and is accredited by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of British Columbia.[4] CPC is a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency.[5]

Glover Road Campus

The Glover Road Campus, adjacent to Trinity Western University, offers sections of TWU courses for TWU students. Students receive a foundation in Catholic liberal arts as they work toward a degree in any of the undergraduate majors offered by TWU.[6]

Walnut Grove Campus

The Walnut Grove Campus offers a two-year Liberal Arts Diploma program.[7]

Current president

Dr. Christine Jones was inaugurated as president on October 15, 2011, at St. Nicholas' Catholic Church in Langley, British Columbia. The inauguration Mass was celebrated by Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, and attended by Dr. Jonathan Raymond, president of Trinity Western University, and Gerry St. Germain, PC, among other notables.[8] Dr. Christine Jones is also an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University. [9]

History

Founded as Redeemer Pacific College in 1999, the college acquired the property at 7720 Glover Road on August 9, 1999, with the support of Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI, and opened that fall on September 6, 1999.[10] The college achieved an affiliation with the Franciscan University of Steubenville and received a position on the Cardinal Newman Society's listing of approved authentically-Catholic Colleges.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Catholic Pacific College". Cardinalnewmansociety.org. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  2. ↑ "The B.C. Catholic Paper - Christine Jones launches Catholic Pacific College". Bccatholic.ca. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Name now reflects college's Catholicity". Catholicregister.org. February 22, 2015. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  4. ↑ "CATHOLIC PACIFIC COLLEGE (#3916)". Pctia.bc.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  5. ↑ "Canadian registered charity - detail". Cra-arc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  6. ↑ "Catholic Studies | Trinity Western University". Twu.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  7. ↑ "OYYAM News, January 18, 2016". Constantcontact.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  8. ↑ "College leader finds redemption" (PDF). Sfu.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  9. ↑ "Faculty and Staff - Department of Humanities". Humanities.sfu.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  10. 1 2 "The Founding of RPC | The Chartwell Press". Chartwellpress.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
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