Andhra Christian College

Andhra Christian College
A C College
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)
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
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Board of Intermediate Education, Abids, Hyderabad 500 001; Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar 522 510, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India;
Website	www.accollegeguntur.com

The Andhra Christian College or A.C. College is one of the oldest colleges in India located in Guntur Andhra Pradesh. 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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

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, Ciicvs
Ciicvs, Economics, Commerce

Graduate programmes

Post-graduate programmes

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

Notable alumni

Business

Kallam Anji Reddy

Film

Literature

Jandhyala Papayya Sastry, poet who wrote Pushpa Vilapam

Politics

Theology

In film

Pilla Zamindar, a Telugu film, was filmed at the college. It was named Mangamma Memorial College in the movie.
Chalo a Telugu film, starring Naga Shaurya and Rashmika Mandanna, was filmed in the college. It was named as KGN college in the movie.
Brochevarevarura, a Telugu film, starring Sree Vishnu and Nivetha Thomas, shot here

References

^ "ACC - Andhra Christian College | Youth4work". youth4work.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^ "AC College, Guntur". www.accollegeguntur.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel
^ P. Samuel Jonathan (15 December 2018). "Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ Stewart, Wilma S. (2006). "Appendix VI". The Story of Serampore and its College (4th ed.). pp. 177–179. Archived from the original on 22 October 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2007.

External links

Official website

[1] "ACC - Andhra Christian College | Youth4work". youth4work.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[2] "AC College, Guntur". www.accollegeguntur.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[3] Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel

[hindu-4] P. Samuel Jonathan (15 December 2018). "Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2018.

[5] Stewart, Wilma S. (2006). "Appendix VI". The Story of Serampore and its College (4th ed.). pp. 177–179. Archived from the original on 22 October 2003. Retrieved 28 October 2007.

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