Lindenwood University – Belleville

The undergraduate program was discontinued in 2020 and the Belleville Learning Center returned to its status as a satellite campus of Lindenwood University.

In October 2021, it was announced the City of Belleville was buying the property of the shuttered learning center[1] As a result of key partnership agreements and state approval in 2003, Lindenwood University purchased the abandoned former campus of the Belleville West High School with original architecture dating back to 1925 by William B.

[6] The plan included restoration of the auditorium and updating several historic buildings on campus and surrounding properties for academic and administrative use.

The university was notified of the accrediting decision in November 2011 by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

[8] Citing "ongoing financial and enrollment challenges", Lindenwood University's Belleville sister school discontinued its semester-based undergraduate programs after the 2019–20 academic year, while the main location in St. Charles remained open.

[5] The 35-acre (14.16 ha) campus is located on West Main Street in Belleville, Illinois, about 16 miles (26 km) east of St. Louis, Missouri.

[3] In 2009, the university began construction of the Alice E. Ackermann Welcome Center, which added 3,000 square feet (280 m2) adjacent to the current auditorium.

The Lynx Arena is the home to the basketball and volleyball programs while also housing a recreational gym and fitness center on the lower level.

[12][13] In 2014, Lindenwood Belleville opened a satellite campus of its own in nearby Collinsville, Ill.[14] which offered a variety of accelerated program options.

Lindenwood Belleville had full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Since beginning the Lindenwood–Belleville athletic program, the university has steadily increased the number of sports offered, with more to be added in the future.

[24] The university began competition as a member of United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) beginning in the 2009–10 school year.

[26][27] Lindenwood–Belleville joined the American Midwest Conference (AMC) starting in the 2014–15 academic year and the Mid-States Football Association for the 2015 season.

[32] Men's sports included: baseball, basketball, competitive cheer, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.

In December 2011, Jeff Fisher (not to be confused with the former Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Rams head coach of the same name.)