Pioneer physician Dr. James Henry Wayland, believing that education should be accessible to all and grounded in faith in Christ, established Wayland Baptist University in 1908. Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and humankind. Wayland’s home campus is in Plainview, Texas. Wayland also operates campuses in Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls and San Antonio, Texas; and Phoenix and Sierra Vista, Ariz.; and Anchorage, Alaska; and Mililani, Hawaii. The university also offers full degree programs online.