Olivet University

Olivet existed as a small Bible college from 1992 until 2000 – the year the Evangelical Assembly of Presbyterian Churches of America (EAPCA) officially launched Olivet Theological College & Seminary (OTCS). The Bible college was intended to train the denomination's ministers. OTCS eventually functioned more as a ‘seedbed' for mission, however, offering multiple study fields and distance-learning to ministry-bound students all over the world. OTCS developed quickly, necessitating several major changes to accommodate the school's diverse student body. It was broken into separate institutions, each offering different degree programs. Now, in addition to OTCS, there is Jubilee College of Music, Olivet College of Journalism, Olivet College of Art & Design, Olivet Institute of Technology, Olivet College of Language Education, Olivet College of Business, and Zinzendorf School of Doctoral Studies. Olivet University's latest reorganization was supported by several key Christian ministries affiliated with the individual College divisions. These connections – some of which date back to Olivet's founding – are clearer and stronger as a result of Olivet University's current structure, especially in the areas of Olivet student recruitment and alumni employment. By the grace of God, Olivet University made its present-day home in the heart of San Francisco, at the former University of California Berkeley Downtown Extension Campus in 2005. In 2014, Olivet University moved several blocks away, and continues to offer courses in San Francisco’s SOMA district.