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Wayland Baptist is closing its Amarillo location after 50 years and moving instruction online
28students at Wayland's Amarillo location
They can finish their degrees with no additional cost caused by the change.
Source: Baptist Standard
If you take classes at Wayland Baptist University's Amarillo location, here's what changes. The university stopped enrolling new students there Wednesday, and a teach-out begins Dec. 31, 2026. Instruction will move primarily online, and Wayland cited market changes for its Board of Trustees' decision.
The university said in a follow-up email to the Baptist Standard that the campus serves those 28 students. Wayland also says closing the physical location won't change degree requirements or progress toward graduation.
- Advising: in person, phone, virtual and email, through the Lubbock campus
- Financial aid advising: also handled through the Lubbock campus
- Contact: Dr. Christy Reed, (806) 742-9515 or reedc@wbu.edu
Wayland's Amarillo location stops enrolling and starts a teach-out
- 1908Wayland Baptist University is established, headquartered in Plainview.
- Nov. 4Wayland stops enrolling new students at the Amarillo location.
- Dec. 31The teach-out for current Amarillo students begins.
Sources: KFDA NewsChannel 10, KVII
“Students have invested their time, money, and trust in Wayland, and we take our responsibility to them seriously.”
Dr. Donna Hedgepath, president of Wayland Baptist University
