Bob Jones University (BJU) is the largest private liberal arts university in South Carolina. It is a Christian university in Greenville, South Carolina, and traces its history to 1927 when it was founded by Bob Jones, Sr., an evangelist and revival-preacher.
The current president of the university is Bob Jones III, grandson of the founder. It sits on a 225-acre campus, has a staff of 1,800 and a student body of 5,000, and offers degrees in 150 majors, plus additional schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. The college, like many other Fundamentalist Christian schools, has not sought accreditation due to concerns about governmental control over policy or curriculum.
Its mission statement is "Within the cultural and academic soil of liberal arts education, Bob Jones University exists to grow Christlike character that is Scripturally disciplined; others-serving; God-loving; Christ-proclaiming; and focused above." |
