List of bible colleges
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Bible colleges were originally instituted as tertiary education institutions for the purpose of instructing students to prepare them for ordination to Christian ministry (i.e., clergy) or for Christian mission service. However, this original purpose has, in the past few decades, been expanded to include preparing students for work in secular fields. Bible colleges generally confer certificates or undergraduate degrees (i.e. A.A., B.A., B.S., etc.) in biblical studies and Christian ministry/mission. Many Bible colleges also offer supplimentary training and/or degrees in other areas such as education, business and music.
They exist mainly in countries which are largely Protestant. In the United States and Canada, the Association for Biblical Higher Education is one of the recognized accrediting body for Bible colleges and related biblical education institutions.
Seminaries also provide theological education and are also known as theological colleges, particularly in the United Kingdom. They usually offer professional graduate degrees (i.e. M.Div., M.Th., D.Min., etc.).
Many institutions now recognise the broad overlay between Bible College and Seminary and combine all levels of education under one roof. The use of either term is largly semantic, however a 'Bible College' tends to cater for undergraduates, whereas a 'Seminary' tends to cater for postgraduates. Both may often be found on the same campus under the umbrella name of a larger University or College.
[edit] List of Bible colleges
- Alaska Bible College
- All Nations Christian College
- Alliance University College
- Ambassador Baptist College
- Appalachian Bible College
- Apostolic Pentecostal Bible Colleges
- Arlington Baptist College
- Baptist Bible College - Clarks Summit, PA
- Baptist Bible College - Springfield, Missouri
- Bethany Bible College
- Bible College of New Zealand
- Bible College of South Australia
- Bible College of Victoria
- Bible Missionary Institute (unaccredited)
- Briercrest Bible College
- Calvary Bible College
- Calvary Chapel Bible College (unaccredited)
- Cebu Bible Seminary
- Central Bible College
- Champion Baptist College (unaccredited)
- Christ For The Nations Institute (unaccredited)
- Cliff College
- College of Biblical Studies
- Columbia International University
- Crossroad Bible Institute
- Crossroads College
- Crown College (Tennessee)
- Dallas Christian College
- Elim Bible Institute (unaccredited)
- Emmanuel Bible College
- Emmaus Bible College
- Emmaus Bible College, Australia
- Evangel University
- Florida Christian College
- Free Will Baptist Bible College
- Frontier School of the Bible (unaccredited)
- Golden State Baptist College (unaccredited)
- Glasgow Bible College
- Grace Bible College
- Grace University
- Great Lakes Bible College (unaccredited)
- Heartland Baptist Bible College (unaccredited)
- Hyles-Anderson College (unaccredited)
- Johnson Bible College
- Kansas City College (unaccredited)
- Lancaster Bible College
- Magnolia Bible College
- Maranatha Baptist Bible College
- Maritime Christian College
- MidAmerica Nazarene University(www.mnu.edu)
- Midlands Bible College
- Moody Bible Institute
- Moore Theological College
- Moorlands College
- Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary
- North Central University
- Northland Baptist Bible College
- Oklahoma BIble Academy
- Pacific Life Bible College
- Patriot Bible University (unaccredited)
- Peace River Bible Institute (unaccredited)
- Pensacola Christian College (unaccredited)
- Piedmont Baptist College
- Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
- Platte Valley Bible College
- Prairie Bible College
- Providence Baptist College (unaccredited)
- Providence College
- Purpose Institute (unaccredited)
- The Queen's Foundation
- Redcliffe College, Centre for Mission Training
- Rosedale Bible College
- Seattle Bible College
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Southeastern Bible College - Birmingham, AL
- The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Spurgeon's College
- Steinbach Bible College
- Sydney Missionary and Bible College
- Tennessee Bible College
- Timothy Ministry Team - Wellington, South Africa
- Toccoa Falls Bible College
- Trinity Bible College
- Trinity College (Florida)
- Vanguard College
- West Coast Baptist College (unaccredited)
- Whitefield College of the Bible
[edit] See also
- Association for Biblical Higher Education
- List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
- School accreditation
[edit] References
- Equipping for Service: A Historical Account of the Bible College Movement in North America (McKinny, 1997)
