Corban University

Corban University is a private, independent college in Salem, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1935 as Phoenix Bible Institute in Arizona, the school moved to Salem, Oregon in 1969 and changed its name to Corban College in 2005, and to the present moniker in 2010. The school of about 1,200 students offers undergraduate work in Biblical studies as well as liberal arts, professional studies, and graduate studies in business, ministry, education and counseling. Corban is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and athletically is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, competing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.

History

First established in 1935 in Phoenix, Arizona as the Phoenix Bible Institute, the college moved in 1946 to Oakland, California and took the name Western Baptist Bible College, being affiliated with the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (GARBC). In the mid-1950s the school moved to El Cerrito, California,. In 1969, the college moved to Salem, Oregon, where it operates today.