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Alliance College of Australia, formerly known as Canberra College of Theology, is a bible college in Canberra, Australia.HistoryThe Alliance College of Australia is the officially recognised college of the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Australia Inc. The C&MA is an evangelical missionary denomination with close ties to the worldwide Alliance Fellowship.In 1970, the Board of Managers of the C&MA in Australia approved the formation of a Board of Directors who would head up an Alliance College. They established a TEE Programme which was named The Alliance College of Theology. Canberra was chosen as the site where the College would have its premises. By the beginning of 1971, Dr John Harvey had been appointed the first Director of the College. Fifteen students were enrolled – three in Canberra, seven in Melbourne and five in Sydney.Land was purchased at 81 Namatjira Drive, Waramanga in Canberra and the Alliance College of Theology was opened on November 20, 1977. By then, there were now full-time and part-time students attending the College as well as the continuing TEE Programme.The College introduced a self-accredited 4 year Bachelor of Theology programme and for over 20 years effectively trained men and women for Christian ministry both within Australia and overseas. In the late 1990s, the then Director, Rev Russell Warnken, negotiated with the Sydney College of Divinity to establish an accredited 3 year Bachelor of Theology Programme at the College. This was a very successful partnership and raised both the profile and academic standard of the College.In late 2006 the College went through a review of its ministry, its effectiveness, the needs of the churches, and how best to move into the future. Given the size of the C&MA in Australia and our ethnic and cultural diversity, there were many issues to consider in order to most effectively prepare men and women for service in the kingdom of God.