The early-twentieth-century philosophy, as expressed by J.B. Chapman:It was originally the plan to call every school we started a “university” ...
In a 1982 report to ANCS, Miriam Hall, director of Children's Ministries, proposed a denominationally-sponsored organization.
After two years of planning, the Christian School Steering Committee adopted the concept and name of NIEA on April 17, 1984.
In February 1985, the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene approved the documents paving the way for ratification by NIEA membership.
A gentlemen's agreement exists between the liberal arts colleges, which stipulates that they are not to actively recruit outside their respective regions.