“College had always been a dream for me,” Lizette Duarte says. “A dream I could not reach.” Lizette’s earliest memories of school pan through her mind like an album of disappointments, laid out neatly in rows, one after the next. Learning disabilities led to struggles in her classes, which led to an IEP (individual educational […]
In the wake of the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in late 2024, Corban University students decided it was their turn to step out of their comfort zones and make a difference. Giving up time during their winter break, a small team of three Corban students, two Corban staff, and two friends of the […]
On October 11, early in the morning, nearly 400 educators from the local community and beyond arrived on Corban University’s campus like the newly falling leaves that had just begun to cover its winding hillside paths. The second annual Christian Educator Conference had begun. Hosted by the Corban University Department of Education, the event nearly […]
September 10, 2024
SALEM, OR – On August 28, Corban University’s inaugural cohort of nursing students began their first day of instruction. These 14 students will be the first to undertake Corban’s newest degree, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), which looks to add a unique voice to the nursing education landscape, equipping students to meet a […]
This summer, one of Corban University’s key partners, Whole Word Institute, an organization based in Jerusalem with a unique approach to training Bible translators, celebrated another graduating class. This year’s 24 graduates represent 15 different nations and 13 language translation projects, with the potential to give access to the Scriptures to more than 5 million […]
SALEM, OR (June 3, 2024) – Corban University proudly announces the appointment of two distinguished leaders, Cornelius Williams, Jr., and Lee Roberson, to its Board of Trustees. Cornelius Williams, Jr., an alum (’89) of the University, is celebrated for his achievements both on and off the court. A former basketball player, he has since carved […]
A colorful map rests framed on a wall outside of the International Teachers College’s (ITC) offices. A rainbow of 3,800 tiny pin heads covers its surface. Each one represents a teacher trained and equipped by ITC through a longstanding partnership between Universitas Pelitas Haripan (UPH) and Corban University. “3,800 grads have gone all over the […]
While the Pacific Northwest weather did not deliver sunshine, the bright smiles on the faces of hundreds of new Corban graduates more than made up for the rain. On May 4, all of Corban University celebrated as the class of 2024 took definitive steps across the Psalm Center stage, and their first steps into the […]
SALEM, OR (May 1, 2024) – On Wednesday, May 1, Corban University celebrated a historic occasion with the official inauguration of the institution’s 11th president, Dr. John Mark Yeats. Dr. Yeats was officially named to the position on March 14 of 2023 and has served in an official capacity for the entirety of the 2023/24 […]
SALEM, OR (February 26, 2024) – Corban University is launching a new nursing program which will offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) to undergraduate students beginning Fall of 2024. The new BSN program will fall under the Department of Math and Sciences and aims to help increase the number of competent, caring, […]
Corban University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and completed a Year-Seven Comprehensive (Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness (EIE)) in 2022 for continued accreditation. The comprehensive self-study was followed by an onsite evaluation in October 2022. In February 2023, Corban received reaffirmation of its accreditation for 7 years. Corban University’s last Mid-Cycle Evaluation was fall 2018, and its Policies, Regulations and Financial Review (PRFR) was completed in fall 2021. As of our most recent evaluation, Corban University is compliant with the Standards, Policies, and Eligibility Requirements of the NWCCU.
