Andhra Christian College Explained

Andhra Christian College
Native Name:	A C College
Latin Name:	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.
Established:	1885
Chancellor:	President, Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church(AELC)
Coor:	16.2966°N 80.4425°W
Campus:	Urban
Affiliations:	Board of Intermediate Education, Abids, Hyderabad 500 001 Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar 522 510, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

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.

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.

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

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

• 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

Business

• Kallam Anji Reddy

Film

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

Literature

• Jandhyala Papayya Sastry, poet who wrote Pushpa Vilapam

Politics

• • Paturi Rajagopala Naidu Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
• Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
• N. G. Ranga
• N. T. Rama Rao
• S. V. L. Narasimham
• Jesudasu Seelam
• Yadlapati Venkata Rao^[3]
• Pinneli Ramakrishna Reddy

Theology

• Victor Premasagar
• B. V. Subbamma^[4]

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

Further reading

• Luther Richardson, Kolluri . Towards Self-Reliance: A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927-1969. Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada . 2003.
• PhD . Senftleben, Martin . Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh . Sri Venkateshwara University. Tirupati . 1992 . I . 28 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209131403/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf . 9 December 2008 .

PhD . Senftleben, Martin. 2 . Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh. Sri Venkateshwara University. Tirupati . 1992 . II . 28 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081209131418/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis2.pdf . 9 December 2008 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: ACC - Andhra Christian College Youth4work. 2020-06-05. youth4work.com. en.
2. Luther Richardson, Kolluri, Rev., Towards Self-Reliance, p. xi, Editorial by Rev. Dr. D.V. Daniel
3. News: P. Samuel Jonathan . 15 December 2018 . Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow . . 18 December 2018.
4. Book: Stewart, Wilma S. . The Story of Serampore and its College . https://web.archive.org/web/20031022220514/http://www.mergingcurrents.com/book.php?BookSKU=133 . 22 October 2003 . 4th . 2006 . Appendix VI . 177–179 . 28 October 2007 .