Atlantic Union College

Atlantic Union College (AUC) was a private Seventh-day Adventist college in South Lancaster, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1882. The college closed in 2018 due to accreditation and financial problems.

Atlantic Union College
MottoFiat Lux
Motto in English
Let There Be Light
TypePrivate college
Active1882 as a preparatory school, 1922 as a degree-granting college–2018
Religious affiliation
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Academic affiliations
COWC
PresidentAvis D. Hendrickson
Location
South Lancaster
,
Massachusetts
,
US

42°26′42.26″N 71°41′9.41″W
CampusRural
Websiteauc.edu

From 1933 to 2018, AUC was a four-year liberal arts college with a peak enrollment of over 700 students. After a financial crisis in 2011 it suspended bachelor's degree programs, then resumed them on a smaller scale in 2015. In February 2018, the college announced that it would permanently close after the spring 2018 semester. The campus was sold in 2021.

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