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]
Succession of Administrators
The College had illustrious Pastor's as Administrators of the College since the beginning.[4] The current Principal is Dr. Moses.
| Sl. No | Name | Tenure | Domicile | Highest earned credentials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA | 1885-1891 | United States | M.A. (Gettysburg) |
| 2 | The Rev. John Aberly, ELCA | 1891-1892 | United States | M.A. (Gettysburg) |
| 3 | The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA | 1892-1899 | United States | M.A. (Gettusburg) |
| 4 | The Rev. Victor McCauley, ELCA | 1899-1901 | United States | M.A. (Gettysburg) |
| 5 | The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA | 1901-1907 | United States | M.A. (Gettusburg) |
| 6 | The Rev. Lemon L. Uhl, ELCA | 1907-1913 | United States | Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins) |
| 7 | The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA | 1913-1916 | United States | M.A. (Gettysburg) |
| 8 | The Rev. George Alleman Rupley, ELCA | 1916-1919 | United States | M.A. (Princeton) |
| 9 | The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA | 1919-1922 | United States | M.A. (Gettysburg) |
| 10 | The Rev. Victor McCauley, ELCA | 1922-1923 | United States | M.A. (Gettysburg) |
| 11 | The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA | 1923-1927 | United States | M.A. (Pennsylvania) |
| 12 | The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA | 1927-1933 | United States | M.A. (Gettysburg) |
| 13 | The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA | 1933-1936 | United States | M.A. (Pennsylvania) |
| 14 | The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA | 1936-1939 | United States | M.A. (Gettysburg) |
| 15 | Sri Valaparla China John | 1939-1941 | India | |
| 16 | The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA | 1941-1943 | United States | M.A. (Pennsylvania) |
| 17 | The Rev. C. H. Swavely, ELCA | 1943-1945 | United States | M.A. (Pennsylvania) |
| 18 | The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA | 1945-1948 | United States | M.A. (Pennsylvania) |
| 19 | The Rev. C. H. Swavely, ELCA | 1948-1950 | United States | M.A. (Pennsylvania) |
| 20 | Rao Saheb T. S. Paulus | 1951-1962 | India | M.A. (Madras) |
| 21 | Sri John Bob Williams | 1962-1965 | India | Ph.D. (Columbia) |
| 22 | Sri Jonnakutti Paulus | 1965-1968 | India | M.A. |
| 23 | Sri M. G. Thomas | 1968-1972 | India | Ph.D. |
| 24 | Sri N. Issac | 1972-1976 | India | Ph.D. (Poona) |
| 25 | Sri C. Devadanam | 976-1982 | India | Ph.D. |
| 26 | Sri P. Prabhudass | 1982-1986 | India | Ph.D. |
| 27 | Sri G. Samuel | 1986-1987 | India | Ph.D. |
| 28 | Sri Balla Jyothi Raju | 1987-1992 | India | Ph.D. (Iowa) |
| 29 | Sri B. Chandra Paul | 1992-1998 | India | |
| 30 | Sri R. R. S. Sundar Das | 1999-2001 | India | |
| 31 | Sri P. Andrew | 2001-2003 | India | Ph.D. (Nagarjuna) |
| 32 | Smt. D. M. Sujata | 2003-2004 | India | |
| 33 | Smt. R. Sulochana Devi | 2004-2005 | India | |
| 34 | Smt. D. M. Sujata | 2005-2006 | India | |
| 35 | Smt. K. E. Manorama Bai | 2006-2013 | India | |
| 36 | Sri K. E. Sasi Kiran | 2013-2014 | India | |
| 37 | Sri P. Mutyam | 2014-2017 | India | Ph.D. |
| 38 | Sri M. Emmanuel | 2017-2018 | India | M.Sc. (Nagarjuna) |
| 39 | Sri G. Deva Kumar | 2018-2019 | India | Ph.D. (Nagarjuna) |
| 40 | Smt. T. Anita Susan | 2020-2021 | India | Ph.D. (Nagarjuna) |
| 41 | Sri K. Moses | 2022- | India | Ph.D. (Nagarjuna) |
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:
- 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
- Academics
- Kamaraju Anil Kumar
- Judiciary
- Justice L. Nageswara Rao
- Government Boards
- B. S. Seleena
- Business
- Tulasi Ramachandra Prabhu
- Medical
- Kallam Anji Reddy
- Dr. S. Amaranath
- Dr. Karumuri Srinivasa Reddy
- Mr. Tulasi Ramachandra Prabhu
- Prof. Kamaraju Anil Kumar
- Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu
- Theology
- Film
- Civil Servants
- J. D. Seelam, IAS
- J. Sundar Sekhar, IAS
- T. A. Ambedkar, IAS
- M. Babu Rao, IPS
- B. Maria Kumar, IPS
- K. Babu Rao, IPS
- K. S. Anupam, IPS
- Chandragiri Yesuratnam, IPS
- Literature
- Jandhyala Papayya Sastry, poet who wrote Pushpa Vilapam
- C.V.N. Dhan
- Politics
- Paturi Rajagopala Naidu
- Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
- Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
- N. G. Ranga
- N. T. Rama Rao
- S. V. L. Narasimham
- Kotha Raghuramaiah
- Jesudasu Seelam
- Yadlapati Venkata Rao[6]
- Pinneli Ramakrishna Reddy
- Dr. Kodela Siva Prasad
- J. R. Pushpa Raj
- Alapati Rajendra Prasad
- Nakka Ananda Babu
- K. S. Jawahar
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
- ^ "Succession of Principals". Andhra Christian College, Guntur. Guntur: Andhra Christian College, Guntur. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ P. Samuel Jonathan (15 December 2018). "Yadlapati will turn 100 tomorrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
Further reading
- Luther Richardson, Kolluri (2003). "Towards Self-Reliance: A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927-1969". Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Senftleben, Martin (1992). Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh (PDF) (PhD thesis). Vol. I. Tirupati: Sri Venkateshwara University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- —— (1992). Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh (PDF) (PhD thesis). Vol. II. Tirupati: Sri Venkateshwara University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
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