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History of the CollegeThe precursor of New Saint Andrews was a reading list. In the early 1980s, a few men of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, put together a list of classic books which they thought ought to be read by survivors of the government education system. The reading list germinated the idea for a college. The name New Saint Andrews was selected after its Scottish namesake, both the city and its great university, which had been instrumental in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. For a number of years no degree program was offered. The College consisted of numerous evening classes offered on an irregular basis for adults who were not matriculating. The courses included Hebrew, Logic, Greek, and English grammar. In time the college came under the formal oversight of Christ Church. The elders of Christ Church appointed a committee in 1993 to study the feasibility of starting an undergraduate, degree-granting classical Christian college. In the fall of 1994, New Saint Andrews opened her doors (actually the doors opened into a home belonging to one of the volunteer faculty members) to four full-time students meeting in a tiny dining room (see picture of the first class with degree-seeking students in 1994 above). In 1998, the College graduated its first class of two students. The College became a candidate for accreditation with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (www.tracs.org) upon approval by the TRACS Accreditation Commission in November 2002.
Over the first eight years, the College met in various facilities, renting classroom and office space from local families and businesses, and renting Christ Church offices and classrooms. But with increased enrollment and the need for larger and more permanent facilities, the College purchased the historic Skattaboe Block on Moscow's Friendship Square in October 2002 and moved into its "new" home in February 2003. The College celebrated its 10th anniversary of pursuing truth, beauty, and goodness during the 2003-2004 academic year with more than 130 students from 30 states and 20 denominations, and 12 faculty members. Link to the College's alumni since 1998 Link to the College's current faculty Link to the College's current administration, staff and Board of Trustees |
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