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The King's College (New York)
The King's College (also TKC or simply King's) is an accredited, Christian liberal arts college headquartered in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. The predecessor institution was founded in 1938 in Belmar, New Jersey by Percy Crawford.
The King's College draws more than 500 students from 37 states and 15 countries. In 2012, the Young America's Foundation ranked The King's College 8th in its Top 15 Conservative Colleges list.〔("Top 15 Conservative Colleges" )〕
==History==
Percy B. Crawford founded The King's College in 1938 in Belmar, New Jersey.〔("History of King's" ), ''About King's''. The King's College. Retrieved July 1, 2011.〕 The school re-located in 1941 to New Castle, Delaware,〔The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. "('As This Is Our First Broadcast...': Biography of Percy B. Crawford" ). Retrieved 10 January 2009.〕 and again in 1955 to the former Briarcliff Lodge site in Briarcliff Manor, New York.〔Segal, David (19 February 2008). "(God and the City )." ''The Washington Post'', p. C01. Retrieved January 9, 2009.〕 At Briarcliff, The King's College sponsored the The King's Tournament, a sports tournament in which East Coast Christian college athletes competed each year.〔Bennett, Jonathan (November 28, 2007). "(Montreat College Athletics Hall of Fame )." Retrieved January 9, 2009.〕
In 1962, after Crawford's death in 1960,〔 Robert A. Cook became the college's second president.〔Walk With the King (Biography of Dr. Robert A. Cook ). Retrieved January 10, 2009.〕 The college prospered under his leadership, with enrollment growing to a high of 870 students in 1980.〔Yasinac, Rob. "(Briarcliff Lodge and The King's College )." Hudson Valley Ruins. Retrieved January 10, 2009.〕 After 23 years as president, Cook retired and became the college's chancellor in 1985, a position which he held until his death in 1991.〔 Friedhelm Radandt succeeded Cook to become the college's third president. Nine years later, in December 1994, the college shut down, as a result of years of declining enrollment, bad financial decisions, and the deterioration of the Briarcliff campus.〔 The college declared bankruptcy, owing more than $25 million to its creditors mostly from the mortgage on a new suburban campus.〔Carnes, Tony (February 9, 1998). "(King's College Resurrection Signals Big Apple's Renewal" ), ''Christianity Today,'' p. 60. Retrieved November 10, 2009〕
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