Sattler College

Sattler College is a private college that associates itself with "the historic Christian faith", adhering to Conservative Anabaptist theology. It aims to "equip Jesus’ peaceful revolution" through relational discipleship and academic excellence.[1] The school was founded by Dr. Finny Kuruvilla and welcomed its first class in the fall of 2018, received national accreditation in 2021, and graduated its first class in May of 2022. Projected external funding for the school is $30 million over the course of 25 years.[2] Its campus is in a high-rise office building in downtown Boston, overlooking the Charles River and Massachusetts State House.

Sattler College
TypePrivate
Established2016
Religious affiliation
Conservative Anabaptism
DeanHans Leaman
PresidentZack Johnson
Academic staff
18
Students75
Address
100 Cambridge Street 17th Floor
,
Boston
,
MA 02114
,
U.S.

CampusUrban office building 3,000+ ft2
Websitewww.sattler.edu

History

In 2015, Dr. Finny Kuruvilla presented his idea of a college with "a comprehensive curriculum and beautiful campus overlooking the Boston Harbor... no traditional campus would offer a first-class education for only $9,000 each year."[3] He brought together a board of 6 people including 2 with PhDs from Ivy League schools and 2 with law degrees.[4] In December 2016, Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved a measure to allow Sattler College to grant degrees and exist as an autonomous institution.[5] Sattler College's first application opened in October 2017 and it began its first semester with students in the fall of 2018.[6]

Campus
Entrance to 100 Cambridge Street

On October 26, 2017, the college announced that it had secured the 17th floor of the Leverett Saltonstall Building for its first campus.[7] It is located in downtown Boston in Beacon Hill. The college says that it had no plans for building science labs. Instead, they plan "to have students take laboratory courses through the Harvard University Extension School, Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies, or elsewhere and transfer credits back to Sattler."[8] The college does plan to lease out apartment space to its students to provide housing options.[9]

Academics

Academic model

Sattler adheres to the Oxford academic model. Classes are mostly discussion-based, with briefer lectures and greater student involvement. They told the Massachusetts BHE, "Faculty will serve primarily as mentors and discussion leaders, not as lecturers or providers of information. Students will be directed to on-line lecture sets and will be responsible for learning outside of class, e.g., researching, reading, and watching video lectures. In class, ideas will be reinforced, discussed, and critiqued.

Instead of having a library of their own, Sattler utilizes the Boston Public Library for its students. Sattler also provides electronic library resources by subscribing to the eBook services provided by two leading digital library service providers: Proquest (ebrary) and EBSCO."[8]

Degree programs

In its December 2016 decision, the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education granted Sattler College the ability to grant the following degrees:[8][10]

  • Bachelor of Science in Business
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
  • Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Religious Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts in History

The college has announced that, "within ten years [by 2028], we plan to seek authorization to also offer programs in Civil Engineering, English, Education, Journalism, Mathematics, Physics, and Social Sciences."[8]

Religious affiliation

The college is named after Michael Sattler, a sixteenth-century Anabaptist Christian martyr.[11] Though the school is aligned with the theology of Conservative Anabaptism, it is not affiliated with a particular denomination; Sattler College espouses principles from the early church and looks to the example of persecuted Christians. Michael Sattler believed in the power of redemptive love and emulated the early church and Anabaptist groups by following Jesus's instruction to love one's enemies.[2]

The Three C's

One of Sattler College's self-proclaimed distinctives is its focus on "The Three C's": Core, Christian Character, and Cost.[12][13]

Core

Sattler requires an extensive core curriculum based on the liberal arts, including writing, history, biology, and math. Students will also be required to take religion courses on Christianity.[10] These courses include learning Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Greek, church history, and studying the basics of Christianity.[14]

The current campus of Sattler is on the 17th floor of 100 Cambridge Street

Sattler's core curriculum courses include:

Foundations of Christian Faith

  • BRS 101 Fundamental Texts of Christianity: The Old and New Testaments
  • BRS 201 Christian Doctrines
  • BRS 203 Apologetics

Science

  • BIO 101 Principles of Biology

Mathematics

  • MAT 102 Statistics and Data Science

Humanities (An Integrated Study of History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art)

  • HUM 201 The History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art of the Ancient World
  • HUM 202 The History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art of Medieval & Renaissance Europe
  • HUM 203 The History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art of the Modern Era
  • HUM 220 The History, Philosophy, Literature, and Art of Early Christianity

Social Sciences

  • IGA 401 Global Poverty & World Change

Language and Communication

  • LNG 101 Academic Writing and Oral Communication
  • LNG 102-103 Elementary Biblical Greek I and II
  • LNG 104-105 Elementary Biblical Hebrew I and II [8]

Christian Character

Kuruvilla says that the average student "after four years of college, is worse off when it comes to issues like pornography addiction, drug use, cheating and promiscuity."[13] The college says it will focus on growing students "as a whole" through "wise study, mentoring, and discipleship."[12]

Cost

Sattler College's goal is to keep tuition at $9,000 a year.[15] Sattler College plans on room and board costing around $12,150. Below is their 2016 sample student cost of attendance according to their submission to the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.[8]

Cost of attendance Per year Live on Campus
Tuition $9,270
Health Insurance $2,324
Room and Board:

Housing, food, and other services for 9 months

$12,515

Books and Supplies $618
Personal Expenses $1,545
Transportation $278
Total $26,549

References
  1. Revolution In Higher Education: Sattler College with Dr. Kuruvilla - Ep: 24.
  2. "New college for conservative Christians planned in Boston". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
  3. "Sattler". Keswick Consulting. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  4. "Faculty & Staff". Sattler College. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  5. "New college for conservative Christians planned in Boston". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  6. "Admissions". Sattler College. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  7. "The View from 100 Cambridge Street". Sattler College. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  8. N MacKinnon (6 December 2016). "Application of Sattler College to Award the Bachelor of Science in Business, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Religious Studies, and the Bachelor of Arts in History" (PDF). Board of Higher Education. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  9. "Corrections Regarding Recent Media Coverage". Sattler College. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  10. "Course Catalog - Google Drive". drive.google.com. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  11. College, Sattler. "Who is Michael Sattler?". www.sattlercollege.org. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  12. "Mission". Sattler College. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  13. "No place for 'snowflakes': Conservative Christian college poised to open in 2018". Fox News. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  14. "Why learn biblical Greek and Hebrew?". Sattler College. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  15. "Businessman to fund small Christian college in Boston". Fox News. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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