Johnson Bible College

Johnson University is a private, co-educational college located six miles southeast of Knoxville, Tennessee. There are about 25 full time faculty members, and over 800 students, with enrollment having nearly doubled in the last decade. Johnson Bible College first received regional accreditation in 1979 from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It also is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. The teacher education program is accredited by the Tennessee State Board of Education and the Association of Christian Schools... International. The original name of the school was The School of the Evangelists'. The first name change happened when the school was renamed Johnson Bible College in 1909. This name was used for 102 years until it changed its name to Johnson University on July 1, 2011. The idea for the school was first introduced in a sermon by Ashley S. Johnson at the Bearden Christian Church in 1892 when Johnson proposed the idea of a college level school for the gospels.
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