History
New Saint Andrews began with four students in the fall of 1994. In 1998 the college graduated its first two students (the first graduating class was 50% African-American and 50% female). The college moved to its present downtown location in Moscow when it purchased the historic Skattaboe Block, 1891 in October 2002, the restoration of which garnered the college recognition from the Moscow Historic Preservation Commission.
In 2005 New Saint Andrews became an accredited member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). TRACS authorized the college as a Category III Master's degree granting institution in April 2007. New Saint Andrews was nationally reaccredited in 2010. The college is a charter member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) and a member of the Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education (ARIHE).
The college was featured on the Christian Broadcasting Network in March 2006. In August 2006 New Saint Andrews was named by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute as one of the top 50 schools for "conservatives, old-fashioned liberals, and people of faith." The college was also featured in the September 30, 2007 edition of The New York Times Magazine in an article entitled, "Onward Christian Scholars."
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