form the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod. It became and remains an agency of the Presbyterian Church in America after the 1982 merger between the RPCES and the PCA. As such, Covenant stands in the Reformed and Presbyterian traditions.
=== Presidents ===
Robert G. Rayburn (1955–1965)
Marion Barnes (1965–1978)
Martin Essenburg (1978–1987)
Frank A. Brock (1987–2002)
Niel Nielson (2002–2012)
J. Derek Halvorson (2012–2023)
Brad Voyles (2023–present)
== Academics ==
Covenant College offers liberal arts education from a Reformed Christian perspective. The focus of the college is found in its motto, "In All Things Christ Preeminent." The purpose of this focus is to ground excellence in academic inquiry in a biblically grounded frame of reference.
The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, and Master of Education degrees, and academic certificates in Arts Administration, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability, Journalism and Society, Medical Ethics Consultation, …
