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Building a College
Raising up a new generation of leaders
Empowering students with education to discover their calling.
Tour the campus to be completed by 2026. Congratulations to our first graduating class. The Class of 2024!
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. -Nelson Mandela
A new campaign...
Their future is my legacy.
We need your help to wrap up the funding for the construction of this college. All gifts will be matched dollar for dollar up to $150,000, thanks to the generosity of a private donor.
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We Need your Help!
The College Build Fund
Will you help us make this divine vision come true? To stay on top of our construction timeline, we need to raise $265,000 each quarter or a total of $1.6 million.
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Join this Project
Make an "Intent to Give" over a period of time
Create a legacy with an "intent to make a gift" over a period of time. Gifts can be made during the duration of the construction project. Construction will be completed in 2025. Any gifts not completed within this time frame will still be honored and applied towards the ongoing scholarship fund.
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Naming Rights and
Sponsorship Opportunities
Be a part of something big and help build this college. View a list of sponsorship opportunities to make a designated gift to the construction of the college campus. Naming rights are also available.
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An everlasting gift
The Legacy Scholarship Endowment Fund
This fund will provide an ongoing scholarship for one student in perpetuity with a gift of $45,000. A gift of $90,000 will include both tuition, room and board. Make a legacy gift that will always educate a student, changing countless lives. Gifts can be made in any amount.
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Three Acre Campus
College Overview
Campus Map
- A: Main Classroom Building (July 2024)
- B: Nursing School (2026)
- C: Leadership Training Center and Men's Dormitory (2025)
- D: Student Activity Center, Women's Dormitory, Athletic Facility, Cafeteria, Banquet Room (2025)
- E: Auditorium (2026)
- F: Fellowship Area (October 2024)
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Founded in 2021
The College provides
- Quality education based on solid core values
- Affordable tuition ($1,800 a year)
- Scholarships to economically disadvantaged students
- Safe housing for students to reside on campus
- Projected enrollment will reach 900 students
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Need-based Aid
Scholarships
Women, minority racial groups and economically disadvantaged students need scholarships so they can have equal access to higher education which opens the door to future opportunities. Average tuition is $1,800 a year. Our goal is to raise $185,400 to provide 103 scholarships to 40% of the students.
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Meet this year's
Scholarship Recipients
Here are the deserving students that were awarded a full scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year. Each of them has a story of determination to succeed. They all value the knowledge that this gift of education will forever change their lives.
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21st Century Skills
Escaping Systemic Poverty
India is a rising global nation and a diverse group of educated leaders will shape its future. Students here will be tomorrow's global leaders becoming computer software engineers, managing multi-national companies, educating children and qualified nurses. Their lives will be transformed forever.
Change the life story of a family forever through education.
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Charity Ratings
We have received the highest ratings on both Charity Navigator (4 Star rating) and GuideStar/Candid (platinum level.)
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