Andhra Christian College

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Andhra Christian College

A C College
Latin: Collegium Andhra Christianus
Motto	Latin: Et Cognoscetis Veritatem Et Veritas Liberabit Vos. English: ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.
Type	College
Established	1885
Chancellor	President, Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church(AELC)
Principal	MES Sri Vijaya Raj
Address	Sambasivapet, Guntur 522 001, India , Guntur City , Andhra Pradesh , India 16°17′47.8″N 80°26′33.1″E / 16.296611°N 80.442528°E / 16.296611; 80.442528Coordinates: 16°17′47.8″N 80°26′33.1″E / 16.296611°N 80.442528°E / 16.296611; 80.442528
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Board of Intermediate Education, Abids, Hyderabad 500 001 Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar 522 510, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Website	http://www.accollegeguntur.com/index.php

The Andhra Christian College or A.C. College is one of the oldest colleges India: It started in 1885.^[1] AC College is part of the education enterprise of the Protestant churches. It admits intermediate, undergraduate and graduate students and awards degrees through the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar to which it is affiliated.^{[citation needed]}

Saint George is its patron saint. At the entrance of the college, there is a statue of the saint slaying the dragon.

Elected officials of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church administer the college.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

AC College was established in 1885 in Guntur City and was one of the first colleges in India to offer graduate programs. Protestant missionaries from the U.S.A established the college. The then United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) through Rev. Fr. John Christian Frederick Heyer (known as Father Heyer) established the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church on 31 July 1842.^[2]

Administration[]

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) through its Board of Education administers the college. The school consists of three entities:

• Day College
• Evening College
• College of Law

Academic profile[]

Main campus

Intermediate[]

Pre-university or Intermediate courses are offered. The college is affiliated to the Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, a regulatory authority for pre-university courses in Andhra Pradesh.

The following course combinations are available:

• Biology, Physics, Chemistry
• Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
• History, Economics, Commerce
• Civics, Economics, Commerce

Graduate programmes[]

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)

Post-graduate programmes[]

• Master of Arts (M.A.) English and History
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) Chemistry and Zoology

Notable alumni[]

Science & Technology[]

• Dr Vellanki Seshagiri Rao former Associate Director & Distinguished Scientist ISRO SHAR

Business[]

• Dr. K. Anji Reddy

Education[]

• Dewan Bahadur T. S. Paulus^[3]

Thirumalasetty Rangarao MA(English) Andhra University

Film[]

• Sobhan Babu
• Vasanthi
• N T Rama Rao
• Jaggayya
• Jaya Prakash Reddy

Dr Reddy

Literature[]

• Jandhyala Papayya Sastry, poet who wrote Pushpa Vilapam
• , Deputy Superintendent of Police Retd.

Politics[]

• Paturi Rajagopala Naidu
• Podila Koteswara Rao
• Bhavanam Venkataram
• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
• N. G. Ranga
• NT Rama Rao
• Juvviguntla ratna pushparaju
• S. V. L. Narasimham
• Jesudasu Seelam
• Nakka. Anand babu

Theology[]

• Rev. Dr. P. Victor Premasagar
• Rev. Dr. B. V. Subbamma^[4]
• Rev. Dr. Dass Babu^[5]
• Rev. Dr. N. V. Luther Paul^[6]

In film[]

• Pilla Zamindar, a Telugu movie, was filmed at the college. It was named Mangamma Memorial College in the movie.
• Chalo a Telugu film, starring Naga Shourya and Rashmika Mandanna was filmed in the college. It was named as KGN college in the movie.
• Brochevarevarura film starring Sri vishnu and Nivetha thomas shot here.

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andhra-Christian College.

Notes

Further reading

• Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev. (2003). "Towards Self-Reliance : A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927-1969, Published by Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
• Senftleben, Martin (1992). "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" (PDF). I. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• "Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati" (PDF). II. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)