Partners | Houghton University

Our mission at Houghton University is to provide an academically challenging Christ-centered education in the liberal arts and sciences to students from diverse traditions and economic backgrounds and equips them to lead and labor as scholar-servants in a changing world.

Benefits for Students

$60/credit hr

Most classes are 3 credits and will cost $180

Hal and Sheila Heiner Early College Scholarship allows cohorts of 5-9 students to pay $50/credit hr. and cohorts of 10+ to pay $40/credit hr. Funds are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Cohorts will include only students enrolled at the partner school.

Early College Program

High school juniors and seniors can jump start their college education through the online Early College Program. This allows students to earn their degree faster at Houghton or transfer credits to another institution while receiving high-quality instruction from a Christian perspective at an exceptional price.

Students will also have access to classroom resources, including the Willard J. Houghton Library, InfoPass, and online learning platform. Houghton Library has enormous online collections—some 60,000 full text journals and some 800,000 ebooks.

Dual Enrollment

School leaders can submit high school courses for consideration for dual enrollment status. This allows students to earn college credit while simultaneously completing their high school graduation requirements.

Guaranteed admission

Upon graduation from the partner school and meeting GPA requirements.

Surprisingly affordable college education

Thanks to the recent tuition reset and generous financial aid like the Highlander and Provost Academic Scholarships, the James S. Luckey Scholarship, and Founder’s Promise Scholarship.

Benefits for Employees

10% Tuition Reduction

Reduce Houghton’s competitive tuition of $575/credit hour with no fees for the Master of Science in Education (Literacy) to only $518/credit hour.

Benefits for Partners

Speaking Events

One of Houghton’s senior administrator or faculty members, such as the Dean of Chapel, Provost, President, Director of Ministry Resources, Professor, etc., will speak at a partner school’s chapel, baccalaureate, special seminar, etc.

College Prep Workshops

Admissions & Financial Aid representatives are available to support college and career nights, financial aid workshops, etc.

VIP Visits

Receive the premier visit experience at Houghton. This includes special sessions for your students with admission personnel and faculty, a tour of campus, special gift for each participant, and more. Meals will be provided while you are on campus. Submit this form to schedule your visit.

Curriculum Resources

We will work alongside you to potentially fill course needs with early college coursework that both carries college credit and serves to fill a course requirement within your high school curriculum.

Houghton student smiling and standing on the steps outside of Chapel.

Chautauqua Christian Academy values and appreciates our partnership with Houghton University as part of our new vision for private education in Chautauqua County, NY. We are proud to have played a role in developing this new partnership agreement with the University as we work to uniquely prepare our students for their future in college and careers, while taking into account our students’ individual gifts, talents and abilities.

– Scot Stutzman, Principal, Chatauqua Christian Academy

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Rift Valley Academy, Kijabe, Kenya
Rosslyn Academy, Nairobi, Kenya
Wesleyan Academy, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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President Lewis on Houghton's campus wearing pinstripe suit and purple tie.

As Houghton moves fearlessly forward in preparing students for lives of significance as scholar-servants, we recognize now more than ever that we must do so in collaboration with our Christian high school partners. Through intentional partnership, we are working across the traditional high school-college boundaries to support and strengthen our shared mission and goals, and ensure the smooth transition of students from high school to college through high quality, engaging, Christ-centered coursework.

– Wayne D. Lewis, Jr., President