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. 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.

Succession of Administrators

The college has had distinguished pastors serving as administrators since its founding. The current Principal is Dr. Moses.

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|1||The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA||1885-1891||United States||M.A. (Gettysburg)

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|2||The Rev. John Aberly, ELCA|| 1891-1892||United States||M.A. (Gettysburg)

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|3||The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA||1892-1899||United States||M.A. (Gettusburg)

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|4||The Rev. Victor McCauley, ELCA||1899-1901||United States||M.A. (Gettysburg)

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|5||The Rev. Luther Benaiah Wolf, ELCA||1901-1907||United States||M.A. (Gettusburg)

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|6||The Rev. Lemon L. Uhl, ELCA||1907-1913||United States||Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)

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|7||The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA||1913-1916 ||United States||M.A. (Gettysburg)

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|8||The Rev. George Alleman Rupley, ELCA||1916-1919||United States||M.A. (Princeton)

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|9||The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA||1919-1922||United States||M.A. (Gettysburg)

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|10||The Rev. Victor McCauley, ELCA||1922-1923||United States||M.A. (Gettysburg)

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|11||The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA||1923-1927||United States||M.A. (Pennsylvania)

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|12||The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA||1927-1933||United States||M.A. (Gettysburg)

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|13||The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA||1933-1936||United States||M.A. (Pennsylvania)

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|14||The Rev. John Roy Strock, ELCA||1936-1939||United States||M.A. (Gettysburg)

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|15||Sri Valaparla China John||1939-1941||India||

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|16||The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA||1941-1943||United States||M.A. (Pennsylvania)

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|17||The Rev. C. H. Swavely, ELCA ||1943-1945||United States||M.A. (Pennsylvania)

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|18||The Rev. Hiram Hill Sipes, ELCA||1945-1948||United States||M.A. (Pennsylvania)

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|19||The Rev. C. H. Swavely, ELCA ||1948-1950||United States||M.A. (Pennsylvania)

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|20||Rao Saheb T. S. Paulus||1951-1962||India||M.A. (Madras)

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|21||Sri John Bob Williams||1962-1965||India|||Ph.D. (Columbia)

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|22||Sri Jonnakutti Paulus||1965-1968||India||M.A.

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|23||Sri M. G. Thomas||1968-1972||India||Ph.D.

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|24||Sri N. Issac||1972-1976||India||Ph.D. (Poona)

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|25||Sri C. Devadanam||976-1982||India||Ph.D.

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|26||Sri P. Prabhudass||1982-1986||India||Ph.D.

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|27||Sri G. Samuel||1986-1987||India||Ph.D.

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|28||Sri Balla Jyothi Raju||1987-1992||India||Ph.D. (Iowa)

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|29||Sri B. Chandra Paul||1992-1998||India||

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|30||Sri R. R. S. Sundar Das||1999-2001||India||

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|31||Sri P. Andrew||2001-2003||India||Ph.D. (Nagarjuna)

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|32||Smt. D. M. Sujata||2003-2004||India||

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|33||Smt. R. Sulochana Devi||2004-2005||India||

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|34|||Smt. D. M. Sujata||2005-2006||India||

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|35||Smt. K. E. Manorama Bai||2006-2013||India||

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|36||Sri K. E. Sasi Kiran||2013-2014||India||

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|37||Sri P. Mutyam||2014-2017||India||Ph.D.

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|38||Sri M. Emmanuel||2017-2018||India||M.Sc. (Nagarjuna)

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|39||Sri G. Deva Kumar||2018-2019||India||Ph.D. (Nagarjuna)

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|40||Smt. T. Anita Susan||2020-2021||India||Ph.D. (Nagarjuna)

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|41||Sri K. Moses||2022-||India||Ph.D. (Nagarjuna)

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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

thumb|Main campus

  • Intermediate

Notable alumni

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

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