Concordia University System
For Concordia University in Montreal, see Concordia University.The
Concordia University System (CUS) is an organization of ten colleges and universities throughout the
United States operated by the
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. All ten institutions are named "Concordia" and all include professional church work programs as part of their curricula.
Each Concordia is independent and unique, with its own president and faculty. At the same time, the ten schools interact with one another and share some resources and services. Any student enrolled at one Concordia has the option of permanently or temporarily transferring to another with relatively little difficulty. Altogether, 15,000 students attend Concordia System colleges.
The ten Concordias are:
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Concordia University,
Ann Arbor, Michigan*
Concordia University at Austin,
Austin, Texas*
Concordia College,
Bronxville, New York*
Concordia University,
Irvine, California*
Concordia University Wisconsin,
Mequon, Wisconsin*
Concordia University,
Portland, Oregon*
Concordia University,
River Forest, Illinois*
Concordia University,
Saint Paul, Minnesota*
Concordia College,
Selma, Alabama*
Concordia University,
Seward, NebraskaThere are many other institutions named "Concordia" which are not part of the Concordia University System. Both
LCMS seminaries are named "Concordia" and are operated by the
LCMS but are not part of CUS.
Concordia University College of Alberta was founded by the LCMS, but it is owned by
Lutheran Church - Canada, and is affiliated with the
University of Alberta.
Concordia College in
Moorhead, Minnesota is associated with the
ELCA, and
Concordia University in
Montreal has roots in the Jesuits and YMCA; neither is associated with the Concordia System. For more universities named Concordia, see
Concordia University (disambiguation).
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List of Lutheran colleges and universities*
Concordia Senior College, which closed in 1977
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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Board for Higher Education
