Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary and Graduate School (LBC | Capital) is a private Bible college, seminary, and graduate school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster Bible College offers non-credit courses, undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs. The college offers several Master of Arts and Master of Education degree programs, along with three Doctorate programs. In addition to the Lancaster location which houses all of the traditional undergraduate programs, LBC has four additional sites that offer accelerated undergraduate degrees for adult students and graduate programs. These affiliated sites are in Greenbelt, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Boca Raton, Florida. History Founded in 1933 by Henry J. Heydt, the original name of the school was Lancaster School of the Bible. In 1957, the college made the move to its current location in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1973, the school took on its current name, and in 1981 the Pennsylvania Department of Education gave LBC official approval to offer the Bachelor of Science in Bible degree. In 1994, LBC's graduate school was approved to award Master of Arts in Bible, Ministry, Counseling, and Master of Education degrees in School Counseling and Consulting Resource Teacher. In July 2012, LBC announced the launching of a Philadelphia site through its partnership with the Center for Urban Theological Studies (CUTS). The partnership creates the Lancaster Bible College at CUTS program [or LBC | Capital – Philadelphia], a satellite campus enables students who attend LBC | Capital – Philadelphia to receive accredited LBC | Capital diplomas. LBC was granted an exception to Title IX in 2016 which allows it to legally discriminate against LGBT students for religious reasons. LBC's current president is Dr. Thomas L. Kiedis. He was preceded by Dr. Peter W. Teague (1999–2020), Dr. Gilbert A. Peterson (1979–1999), Dr. Stuart E. Lease (1961–1979), Dr. William J. Randolph (1953–1961), and Dr. Henry J. Heydt (1933–1953). Dr. Teague announced his retirement on August 21, 2018, and Dr. Kiedis's became president effective February 1, 2020. Campus locations Lancaster, Pennsylvania The main campus of Lancaster Bible College is situated on 109 acres in Manheim Township, Lancaster County. The campus is just north of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is within driving distance of Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. Recent new building and renovation projects, include: Charles Frey Academic Center Completed in 2016, this 50,000 square foot building is the academic hub of the Lancaster campus. It houses academic