Brethren Colleges (original) (raw)

1950 Third Street, La Verne, California 91750
(909) 593-3511, Ext. 4245

University of La Verne was founded by members of the Church of the Brethren under the name of Lordsburg College in 1891. The Church of the Brethren Pacific Southwest District (California - Arizona) took over the administration of the school in 1908, and both the name of the town and the college were changed to La Verne in 1917. First known as La Verne College, accreditation was received by the California Board of Education in 1927, and administrative control was transferred in 1933 to an independent board of trustees.

Following accreditation by the Western College Association in 1955, the school engaged in a vigorous program of innovation during the 1960s with new major program's of study being introduced, such as, the introduction of off-campus degree programs in 1969, addition of a law school in 1970, and the American Armenian International College in 1976, plus a name change in 1977 to the University of La Verne. Presently the University consists of: College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business & Public Management, College of Education and Organizational Leadership, College of Law, and a Regional Campus Administration. It is a co-educational institution hosting about 1,500 main campus undergraduates and about 1,600 graduate students on the main campus of 38 acres. Total enrollment of La Verne is about 7,500 which also includes adult learners, graduate, law, and online students.