Barton College is a private liberal arts college in Wilson, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Christian Church. It offers 29 majors and 7 minors as well as 6 master's degrees. Barton College was incorporated as Atlantic Christian College on May 1, 1902, by the North Carolina Christian Missionary Convention, following the purchase of the Kinsey Seminar…Barton College is a private liberal arts college in Wilson, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Christian Church. It offers 29 majors and 7 minors as well as 6 master's degrees. Barton College was incorporated as Atlantic Christian College on May 1, 1902, by the North Carolina Christian Missionary Convention, following the purchase of the Kinsey Seminary in 1901. It originally had 107 students and 7 faculty. The college remains affiliated with the Christian Church. On September 6, 1990, the school changed its name to Barton College in honor of Barton Warren Stone, a founder of the Christian Church who was active in eastern North Carolina. Through its Division of Lifelong Learning, Barton College opened eastern North Carolina's Barton Weekend College in the fall of 1990. The college has been accredited by the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools since 1953.
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