It was announced on Nov. 12, 2008 that the college would close at the end of the 2008 fall semester due to a decline in enrollment and financial difficulty.
In 1996, Vennard College was newly incorporated to continue the tradition of Christian higher education on this historic campus with Dr. W. Edward Rickman as president.
Scandal erupted in 2007 with reports that the college knowingly housed a convicted sex offender on campus, less than 1000 feet from a day care center.
[2] Vennard College announced on November 12, 2008 that it would close at the end of the 2008 fall semester, according to the Des Moines Register.
[3] Vennard College boasted many opportunities to participate in a variety of intramural sports that included dodge ball and indoor soccer.