Luther Rice College &amp; SeminaryLuther Rice College &amp; Seminary Luther Rice College & Seminary Luther Rice College & Seminary is a private Southern Baptist college and seminary in Lithonia, Georgia. The school was founded in 1962 by Robert Gee Witty in Jacksonville, Florida, and named for Luther Rice, an educator, missionary, and clergyman in the early 1800s. It has an enrollment of about 1,100 students. Through the college and seminary the institution offers bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees in leadership, counseling, apologetics, Christian worldview, Christian studies, and Christian ministry. The school is recognized as being theologically conservative. History. The State of Florida granted the school's charter on June 14, 1962 . Dr. Witty was elected President of the college in 1970, a position he held until 1982, when he retired to become Chancellor. In May 1993, Dr. James Flanagan became president of Luther Rice Seminary. He holds an earned doctorate (Ph.D.) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Steven Steinhilber joined the Luther Rice staff in 2012, graduated with his M.Div. in 2015, and served as the Executive Vice President since 2016. Dr. Steinhilber was appointed as the fifth President in July 2021. Dr. Steinhilber holds an earned Doctor of Ministry degree from Clamp Divinity School, Anderson University, S.C. In August 1991 , the college moved from Florida to its current location in Metro Atlanta, Georgia. Accreditation. Luther Rice College and Seminary is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). It is also a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). Luther Rice College & Seminary Luther Rice College & Seminary is a private Southern Baptist college and seminary in Lithonia, Georgia. The school was founded in 1962 by Robert Gee Witty in Jacksonville, Florida, and named for Luther Rice, an educator, missionary, and clergyman in the early 1800s. It has