Mission
As a community of learners committed to historic Christianity, Roberts Wesleyan College seeks to prepare thoughtful, spiritually mature, service oriented people who will help transform society.
History
In 1949, with the nationwide post-war surge of student interest in higher education, the Board of Trustees applied to the New York State Board of Regents for senior college status, with the result that the charter was again amended and the name “Wesleyan” added to designate the Free Methodist affiliation and at the same time to distinguish the College from Roberts College in Istanbul, Turkey, an institution also chartered by the Board of Regents.
In 1952 the charter was made permanent; the courses of study were registered with the State Education Department, and the College was authorized to confer under its own seal the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. The College attained regional accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in 1964. In recent years, the College has added nine graduate programs.
