accreditation and offers degrees both on campus and online.
Jul 2009, Ecclesia College became a member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).
Jun 2012, Founder and Chancellor, Oren Paris II, died. His wife of 56 years, Inez Paris, was installed as Chancellor the following July.
Jun 2015, marked Ecclesia's 40th anniversary.
April 2018, Oren Paris III resigns as president.
April 2018, Ecclesia's board of Governance inaugurated Dr. Randall Bell as the new president.
=== 2017 bribery scandal ===
On January 4, 2017, Arkansas legislator Micah Neal pleaded guilty to conspiring to direct $600,000 in state government funds to Ecclesia College and another non-profit in exchange for $38,000 in bribes. The plea agreement also singled out the president of the college (Oren Paris III) as being directly involved with the conspiracy.
On March 2, 2017, former State Senator, Jon Woods, was indicted on 13 charges by a grand jury in connection to the kickback and bribery scheme. He faced …
