Recent News

Adult Education Celebrates 44 Graduates

A commencement ceremony celebrating 44 Houghton College adult education undergraduates took place Saturday, May 18, 2013, in John and Charles Wesley Chapel at the Houghton, New York, campus. Each of the students earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management. Graduates came from six cohorts: three from West Seneca (Cohorts P7, R7 and W7), Cohort N7 of Jamestown, Cohort Q7 from Dansville and Cohort S7 from Olean.

Leadership Allegany Hosts Largest Class Yet

Leadership Allegany chairperson Pamela Witter welcomed the program’s newest cohort with an opening retreat at Houghton College on Friday, April 26. The class of 2014 is the program’s largest class to date with 19 adult professionals from Allegany County enrolled.

Houghton College Graduates Class of 2013

The Houghton College Class of 2013 celebrated its college Commencement in the midst of family, friends, faculty, staff, administrators, board of trustees, and members from the Class of 1963.

Blong '13 & Fujimura '13 are Commissioned during R.O.T.C. Ceremony

On Friday, May 10, 2013, Houghton College hosted a United States Army Commissioning ceremony for two graduating Houghton students, Cydney Blong and Emylianne Fujimura.

Houghton Music Program Expands into Commercial Music

The Greatbatch School of Music is pleased to announce the addition of six new commercial music courses to the Houghton College catalog as well as the hiring of John Buteyn to be the assistant director of technical arts.

Houghton Business Students Rank in Top 5% Nationally According to Business Major Field Test

Twenty-nine senior business majors at Houghton College have scored in the top five percent in a nationally administered test designed to examine their knowledge in the field of business. The Business Major Field Test was administered at 585 institutions to 80,708 undergraduate students. It is intended to compare the skills and knowledge of the brightest business students at each school to those at similar institutions, in order to improve instruction and learning.

Phil Nichols ('78) Continues Work with JESUS Film Project

Five years ago Phil Nichols, class of ’78, embarked on a faith-changing path – the JESUS Film Project. This project has not only altered Nichols’ life, but millions of others as well.

Fresh Air and Adventures with Friends Make Lasting Houghton Memories

Alumnus Paul Byron ’96 is a loving husband, dedicated father, committed teacher and passionate outdoor enthusiast. Paul recently took a few minutes of his busy life to discuss God, Houghton, his passion for the outdoors, and the deep impact all three have had on his life with Jason Reid ’14, a current Houghton student and intern writer for the public relations department.