30 Years and Building…A Historical Timeline of WSC
1980 August		First class begins in an unfinished building, The Center at San Marcos, with 25 full-time students.
1982 May		Robert B. Strimple is appointed first president of WSC.
1984 January		Classes begin on new campus in Escondido.
1984 June		WSC receives accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in the span of 2 years.
1988 Fall		Robert G. den Dulk becomes second president of WSC.
1992 Fall		WSC becomes an associate member of the Association of Theological Studies (ATS).
1993 Fall		W. Robert Godfrey becomes third and current president of WSC.
1997 Fall		WSC is accredited by ATS.
2008		WSC alumni exceeds 700.
2010		WSC Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Did You Know...?

All 12 full-time faculty of Westminster Seminary California are ordained ministers who serve in local United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA), Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), and Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) congregations.   All 3 presidents of Westminster Seminary California have been named "Bob": Robert B. Strimple, Robert G. den Dulk, and W. Robert Godfrey.   There were 7 students in the first graduating class from Westminster Seminary California in 1982.   8 of Westminster Seminary California’s 12 full-time faculty members are WSC alumni.   WSC faculty has published over 400 books, articles, and other writings.   WSC alumni are serving Christ and his church worldwide, including Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.