Morthland College

Morthland College
MottoLux Beneficium Veritas
Motto in English
Light, Service, and Truth
TypePrivate
Active2009 (2009)–2018 (2018)
Religious affiliation
Christian
PresidentTim Morthland
Studentsc.300
Undergraduatesc. 300
Location,
U.S.

37°53′48.4″N 88°55′35.5″W / 37.896778°N 88.926528°W / 37.896778; -88.926528
CampusSmall city
ColorsForrest green, crimson
NicknamePatriots
Sporting affiliations
NCCAA (D-I Mid-East),
Websitewww.morthland.edu/mc

Morthland College (MC) was a private Christian liberal arts college in West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. The school was founded in 2009 by Tim Morthland and opened in 2011 as a small, co-educational liberal arts college. The college had an initial enrollment of forty students and 300-400 students prior to its closure in 2018. Morthland College athletic teams were known as the Patriots. The college was a member of the NCCAA in the Division-I Mid-East Region.

In January 2017, the United States Department of Education and state investigators began investigating the college for financial irregularities. As a result, the college closed in 2018.