Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reed Christian College

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 04:58, 14 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reed Christian College

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Universities are rarely deleted, even unaccredited ones, but.. it's hard to find information on this university, let alone reliable sources. Most of the content appears to come from a a blog post in 2009. The small building it's in has a different title on it- I can't read it, perhaps it says Western Theological Seminary?

Given the lack of reliable sources or any sources outside of the abandoned blog, I'm of the opinion this should be deleted. Universities are rarely deleted, but this appears to be a religious adult education center masquerading as a college. tedder (talk) 03:46, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. -- tedder (talk) 03:47, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. -- tedder (talk) 03:49, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Normally I would be for most secondary/post-secondary schools, this school does not appear to have, nor ever had, any accreditation (see http://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ and the article text). As such I believe the school fails WP:GNG. OSborn^arf_contribs. 05:28, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Passes the very low bar of verifiability, per THEIR HOMEPAGE, which notes they are awarding Bachelors' Degrees. Whether they are accredited is neither here nor there, just like whether a High School is accredited is neither here nor there. If it is a degree-granting institution, it should be in. This does not mean that the article does not need improvement; clearly it does. Keep and improve. Carrite (talk) 14:36, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Western Theological Seminary" is an alternate name for the institution, it seems. Here is the address they list: 1001 East Rosecrans Boulevard, Compton/East Rancho Dominguez, CA. Carrite (talk) 14:39, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed, per Google Earth. Carrite (talk) 14:43, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Carrite, keep in mind wn.com is a mirror of Wikipedia, not an official homepage. It comes up frequently in deletion discussions and leads to WP:CIRCULAR. tedder (talk) 15:42, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Unaccredited "Colleges," even those with "perhaps ca. 120 enrollment," do not enjoy the de facto automatic or inherent notability given to real colleges which are accredited by respected accrediting bodies. No sources cited to satisfy WP:N or WP:ORG, the notability guidelines. Edison (talk) 15:15, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I tried to look up the college, but I found almost nothing. The college doesn't have a website, which is very strange. It seems like a phantom operation. Wefihe (talk) 19:47, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Undecided. While this college does appear to exist, the current text was taken largely from a posting on a blog which, even if it really was authorized by the college, was abandoned by the college after only eight postings. If proper sources could be found, I could support keeping the article, but so far I don't think there are enough to support the article. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 22:16, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.