Crowley's Ridge College

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Crowley's Ridge College is located near Paragould, Arkansas, in the United States. It is a private Christian junior college associated with the Churches of Christ.

[edit] History

Crowley's Ridge College began as the collegiate division of Crowley's Ridge Academy, a K-12 private school established by area members of the Churches of Christ in 1953. Its spiritual origins, if not its direct lineage, go back to two earlier institutions in the area, MONEA Christian College, in Rector, Arkansas, and Croft College, which was located in rural Greene County, Arkansas, both of which were defunct by the end of the 1930s. The college division of Crowley's Ridge Academy began in 1964 and became a legally separate institution with its own board in 1975. The school achieved a major milestone in 2000 when it was formally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

[edit] Location

The scenic, wooded 112-acre campus is located atop the namesake geographic feature, Crowley's Ridge, one of the main terrain features of Eastern Arkansas.

[edit] Athletics

CRC, nicknamed the "Pioneers", competes intercollegiately in four sports, namely men's basketball, men's baseball, women's volleyball and women's softball as members the ACCA

[edit] External links

• Crowley's Ridge College

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