We write today to share that Trinity Christian College will close at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year.   

With deep sadness and heavy hearts, our Board of Trustees voted on Monday, November 3, to close our beloved institution. Trinity will celebrate the commencement of its final graduating class on May 8, 2026, after which Trinity will cease academic operations.  We encourage you to watch this brief video to hear more about the Board's decision and next steps for our community. 

Trinity has faced many challenges over the last several years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown, steadily increasing operational costs, and enrollment downturns across higher education. After many months of deliberation, exploration of multiple paths forward, and prayerful discernment, the Board determined there was no sustainable path forward for the college.   

Our priority is the well-being of our community, and we are intently focused on how to make this transition as smooth as possible for students and their families.   

As someone who has been such an important member of this community, we are deeply grateful for your contributions to our mission through the years. We know that your commitment will be important to ending this year well, and we look forward to welcoming you to campus to celebrate Trinity's legacy in the weeks to come.  

More information is available here and will be updated regularly. You may send additional questions to Questions@trnty.edu. 

For more than six decades, Trinity has lived its mission to educate the whole person. We are proud to have graduated thousands of students, expanded access to Christian higher education across Chicagoland, and worked to support student well-being and decrease student loan debt through community partnerships.  

The Trinity story is enduring, and its legacy is deep and eternal. It lives in the alumni, faculty, staff, students, and all those who have been formed by the faithful service of this community. It touches every workplace, classroom, church, and neighborhood to which our community belongs and in which this mission continues forward.  

As we celebrate the impact of Trinity and grieve the end of its physical presence, we trust in God to guide us through this transition and thank our Lord for helping Trinity shape so many lives on this earth— lives whose impact will live on for generations. 

In Christ,

Kenneth S. Dryfhout, '03

Board of Trustees Chair

Jeanine M. Mozie

Acting President