and expansion (1979–2012) ===
W. Sherrill Babb's appointment as president coincided with a relocation from Center City, Philadelphia to a new campus in Langhorne Manor. Under his leadership, in 2000, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted the college approval to become a university and the institution changed its name to "Philadelphia Biblical University". During Babb's presidency, the number of degrees offered increased from three to eleven; six graduate programs were implemented; four extension campuses established; and student enrollment, faculty, and facility space more than doubled.
In 2007, a new core curriculum was introduced. It included changes to the educational approach of the institution. In the new core curriculum, students earned 36 credits of specified Bible and theology requirements in combination with a comprehensive arts and sciences and professional curriculum.
On January 1, 2008, former President W. Sherrill Babb became the university's first chancellor and former provost Todd J. Williams …
