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St. Andrews Presbyterian College traces its establishment to 1896 when Flora Macdonald College was founded at Red Springs, North Carolina. In 1958 Flora Macdonald College and Presbyterian Junior College (which was established in 1928) were merged to form St. Andrews Presbyterian College. In the early 1950s, Presbyterians of North Carolina obtained a grant from the Ford Foundation to survey higher education in the Synod of North Carolina. As a result of that study, the Synod decided in 1955 to create a merged college at a new site. The founders had the foresight to make a commitment to work toward breaking down the physical barriers which made it difficult for students with physical disabilities to pursue a college education. Therefore, the new campus was constructed to be accessible, with wide doorways and hallways, ramps, curb cuts, elevators and special restroom modifications. Another grant enabled the Synod to plan a new college of high academic quality and Christian purpose, one with contemporary style and design. |
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In 1960, the new college was named St. Andrews Presbyterian College to mark its Scottish heritage and to identify it with the University of St. Andrews, a leader of Christian education in Scotland. Since its opening in Laurinburg in 1961, St. Andrews has distinguished itself as a pioneer in innovative Christian higher education.
With its interdisciplinary emphasis in the humanities and sciences, award-winning campus design, accessibility to students with disabilities, and commitment to value-oriented learning for the future, St. Andrews has become a nationally recognized new college with a significant history.