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Claremont School of Theology

Denomination

United Methodist Church

Contact Information

Website:

http://www.cst.edu

Address:

10497 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024 United States

Phone:

909-447-2500



Chief Executive Officer:

Grant Hagiya

Chief Academic Officer:

Andrew Dreitcer

Accreditation Liaison Officer:

Margaret Froelich

ATS Commission Staff Liaison:

Lester Edwin Ruiz

Enrollment/Faculty Information (reported Fall 2024)

Number of Students (FTE):

205 (105.50)

Number of Full-Time Faculty (FTE):

20 (26.19)

Accreditation Information

Member Status:

Accredited on Warning

School's Statement of Educational Effectiveness


Year-Term of Next Comprehensive Accreditation Visit:

2028-fall


Approved Degree Programs:

MDiv, MA, MA in Ministry, Leadership, and Service, MTS, DMin, Doctor of Professional Counseling, Doctor of Spirituality, PhD (Practical Theology), PhD (Religion)


Approval to Offer Distance (Online) Education:

Comprehensive (Half or More of a Degree)


Approved Additional Locations:

Tainan, Taiwan


Required Reports (Year-month and Topic):

2025-07 (Resources (Financial)), 2025-09 (Resources (Financial)), 2025-11 (Warning on Resources (Financial)), 2025-11 (Planning and Evaluation), 2025-11 (Planning), 2026-04 (Governance)


Additional Information:

The Board of Commissioners voted in February 2024 to issue a warning as the school is at risk of not meeting Standard 10.3 on Financial Resources. See action letter at http://tinyurl.com/bddyetj9.


Warning (formerly notation):

Resources (Financial)


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