Providence Christian College

What Providence Christian College does

Providence Christian College was a private, non-profit Christian liberal arts college located in Pasadena, California. Founded in 2005 and historically differentiated by a classical, Christian, and Reformed educational approach, the institution served a small student body supported by roughly 72 employees at the time of wind-down. Its core technology footprint consisted of Populi as the student information system (academic records, student portal, 1098-T access) and ADP for payroll and HR processing.

Effective June 30, 2026, the college officially ceased all academic operations and dissolved the corporation, leaving no active HR department, staff, or corporate records. The institution's only continuing function is record custody: a formal custodianship agreement with Westminster Seminary California (WSC) designates WSC as permanent Custodian of Record for academic, institutional, and historical data. In Phase I (through June 30, 2028), former students continue to request transcripts and view 1098-T tax forms via the existing Populi portal under WSC oversight; in Phase II, WSC maintains all academic records in perpetuity. Employment records, by contrast, are not held by WSC; former faculty and staff rely on ADP-issued W-2s and final paystubs for any third-party verification needs.

Commercially, no tuition, fee schedule, or revenue figures are disclosed in the source material, and the dissolved entity now generates no ongoing revenue. The remaining "customer" base is a closed universe of former students, alumni, former faculty and staff, and external agencies (graduate schools, licensing boards, employers) that require credential verification — all of whom are served through the Populi portal and WSC registrar rather than through any active commercial operation.

Name

Providence Christian College

Legal name

Providence Christian College

Website

https://providencecc.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Providence Christian College was a private, non-profit classical Christian liberal arts college in Pasadena, California, founded in 2005 and dissolved effective June 30, 2026. It now exists only to provide former students, alumni, faculty, and external agencies access to academic and employment records through Westminster Seminary California as Custodian of Record.

Ownership category

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Product category

Christian Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

akta.pro primary industry

Religiously Affiliated Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAH)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Liberal arts education
• Christian college education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Academic records management

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Providence Christian College was a private, non-profit Christian liberal arts college in Pasadena, California that offered undergraduate degree programs grounded in a classical, Christian, and Reformed educational philosophy. Following its closure effective June 30, 2026, the college now provides post-closure access to academic transcripts, 1098-T tax forms, and historical institutional records via the Populi student portal and Westminster Seminary California, the permanent Custodian of Record.

Product overview

Providence Christian College was a private Christian liberal arts college located in Pasadena, California, that ceased all academic operations effective June 30, 2026. The institution offered undergraduate degree programs with a classical, Christian, and Reformed educational approach. Following closure, the college has entered into a data custodianship agreement with Westminster Seminary California for ongoing academic record preservation and access through the Populi student portal system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Liberal Arts Degree Programs Undergraduate degree programs delivered through a distinctly classical, Christian, and Reformed liberal arts curriculum for enrolled college students. Operations ceased June 30, 2026.
• Official Transcript and Degree Verification Services Official transcript ordering and degree verification services for former students, alumni, graduate schools, state licensing boards, and employers, offered via the Populi portal during Phase I and Westminster Seminary California thereafter. Standard processing fees apply per the custodian's fee schedule.
• 1098-T Tax Form Access Self-service retrieval of historical 1098-T tuition tax forms for former students via the Populi student portal.
• W-2 Form Distribution and Tax Year 2026 Final Wage Reporting Distribution of final W-2 tax forms to former faculty and staff for tax year 2026 via ADP payroll processing.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Westminster Seminary CaliforniacoreOthersFormal data custodianship agreement designating Westminster Seminary California as the permanent Custodian of Record for Providence Christian College's academic, institutional, and historical data. Westminster oversees transcript administration and fulfillment during Phase I and will maintain all records in perpetuity after Phase II. Note: Westminster only handles academic records and specific donor data; they do not possess personnel files or employment records.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Biola University: A private Christian university in La Mirada, California, with an evangelical orientation. Comparable to Providence as a faith-based liberal arts institution serving the Southern California Christian student market.
• Concordia University Irvine: A private Lutheran (LCMS) Christian university in Irvine, California. Comparable to Providence as a small, faith-affiliated higher education institution in Southern California offering liberal arts programs with a confessional Christian framework.
• Pillar College: A small private Christian college in Somerset, New Jersey, with biblical/theological roots. Comparable to Providence as a small, faith-affiliated liberal arts institution serving a niche Christian student segment.
• Simpson University: A small private Christian liberal arts university in Redding, California, affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Comparable to Providence as a small, faith-based California college that has similarly faced sustainability headwinds.
• California Baptist University: A private Southern Baptist Christian university in Riverside, California. Comparable to Providence as a faith-affiliated higher education institution offering liberal arts and undergraduate programs in Southern California.
• The Master's University: A Christian liberal arts university in Santa Clarita, California, with a distinctly Reformed theological orientation. It is closely comparable to Providence in size, faith tradition, classical Christian pedagogy, and Southern California geography.
• Point Loma Nazarene University: A private Christian liberal arts university in San Diego affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. Comparable to Providence as a Wesleyan/evangelical Christian higher education institution in Southern California.
• Westminster Seminary California: A Reformed Christian seminary in Escondido, California, and the designated permanent Custodian of Record for Providence's academic data. It is comparable as a faith-based higher education institution in California with a classical-Reformed orientation, and is the explicit operational successor for Providence's records function.
• Westmont College: A private Christian liberal arts college in Santa Barbara, California. Comparable to Providence in size, faith-based mission, residential liberal arts model, and Southern California market.

Broad incumbents

• Azusa Pacific University: A larger private Christian university in Azusa, California, with Wesleyan/holiness roots. Comparable to Providence as a faith-based higher education institution in the Pasadena-adjacent Southern California market, though significantly larger and broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ProvidenceCC
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProvidenceCC
• Instagraminstagram.com/providencechristiancollege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/providence-christian-college

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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