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| |president = David G. Horner | |||
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| |former_names = Bethel Bible Training School, Dudley Bible Institute, Providence Bible Institute | |||
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| ] was a four-year Christian ] located in ], ]. It is no longer in operation. | ] was a four-year Christian ] located in ], ]. It is no longer in operation. | ||
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| Financially unable to continue operation after 85 years, it closed in 1985 and merged with ], in ]. The Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon is named in honor of Barringon College. | Financially unable to continue operation after 85 years, it closed in 1985 and merged with ], in ]. The Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon is named in honor of Barringon College. | ||
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| *David G. Horner - Alumnus, former president of Barrington College, former president of ].<ref>.</ref> | *David G. Horner - Alumnus, former president of Barrington College, former president of ].<ref>.</ref> | ||
| *] - Alumnus, former president of ], current president of the ] radio ministry. | *] - Alumnus, former president of ], current president of the ] radio ministry. | ||
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| Former names | Bethel Bible Training School, Dudley Bible Institute, Providence Bible Institute |
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| Type | Private |
| Active | 1900–1985 |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Christian |
| President | David G. Horner |
| Location | Barrington, RI, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
Barrington College was a four-year Christian liberal arts college located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It is no longer in operation.
Barrington College was founded in 1900 as the Bethel Bible Training School in Spencer, Massachusetts. It was relocated to Dudley, Massachusetts in 1923 and renamed the Dudley Bible Institute, to Capitol Hill in Providence, Rhode Island in 1950 and renamed the Providence Bible Institute, as well as having purchased a 150-acre (0.61 km) estate in Barrington in that same year. In 1960, however, the Providence campus was sold.
Financially unable to continue operation after 85 years, it closed in 1985 and merged with Gordon College, in Wenham, Massachusetts. The Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon is named in honor of Barringon College.
The campus was sold and was the site of Zion Bible Institute, until 2008.
Notable people
- David G. Horner - Alumnus, former president of Barrington College, former president of North Park University.
- Woodrow M. Kroll - Alumnus, former president of Practical Bible College, current president of the Back to the Bible radio ministry.