The Andhra Christian College or A.C. College is one of the oldest colleges in

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located in Guntur

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. It started in 1885. AC College is part of the education enterprise of the

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. It admits intermediate, undergraduate and graduate students and awards degrees through the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar to which it is affiliated.

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is its patron saint. At the entrance of the college, there is a statue of the saint slaying the dragon. Elected officials of the

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

administer the college.

History

AC College was established in 1885 in

Guntur City Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Bay ...

and was one of the first colleges in

to offer graduate programs.

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missionaries from the U.S.A established the college. The then United Lutheran Church in America (ULCA) through Rev. Fr. John Christian Frederick Heyer (known as Father Heyer) established the

on 31 July 1842.

Administration

(AELC) through its Board of Education administers the college. The school consists of three entities: * Day College * Evening College * College of Law

Academic profile

Intermediate

Pre-university or Intermediate courses are offered. The college is affiliated to the Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, a regulatory authority for pre-university courses in Andhra Pradesh. The following course combinations are available: *

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, Chemistry * Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry *

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, Economics, Commerce

Graduate programmes

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(B.A.) *

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(B.Sc.) *

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(B.Com.)

Post-graduate programmes

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(M.A.) English and History * Master of Science (M.Sc.) Chemistry and Zoology

Notable alumni

Business

* Kallam Anji Reddy

Film

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N. T. Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

Jaggayya Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantham J ...

* Jaya Prakash Reddy

Literature

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, poet who wrote ''Pushpa Vilapam''

Politics

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* Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy *

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (28 July 1909 – 20 May 1994) was the Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh, India, from 29 February 1964 to 30 September 1971. On 3 June 1977, he was elected president of the Indian National Congress. Early life Kas ...

* N. G. Ranga *

* S. V. L. Narasimham * Jesudasu Seelam * Yadlapati Venkata Rao

Theology

* Victor Premasagar * B. V. Subbamma

In film

* ''

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'', a Telugu film, was filmed at the college. It was named Mangamma Memorial College in the movie. * '' Chalo'' a Telugu film, starring Naga Shaurya and Rashmika Mandanna, was filmed in the college. It was named as KGN college in the movie. * '' Brochevarevarura'', a Telugu film, starring Sree Vishnu and

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Colleges in Guntur Lutheranism in India Educational institutions established in 1885 1885 establishments in British India Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras