Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, popularly referred to as AMBS, traces its roots to several institutes that were established in the late 1800s. The Elkhart Institute, established in 1894, and later known as the Goshen College, finally became the Goshen Biblical Seminary in the mid-1900s. The Mennonite Biblical Seminary founded in 1945, started offering joint sessions with the Goshen Biblical Seminary in 1954. Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary began as a result of this venture, and was finally incorporated as a single seminary in 1994. The 33-acre campus of the seminary is located in Elkhart, Indiana.

Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary offers several certificate programs as well as Master of Arts and Master of Divinity degrees. Students can choose from courses in the areas of pastoral ministry, youth ministry, peace & justice studies, bivocational ministry, Christian formation, and Christian spirituality, among others. Dual degree programs are also offered in collaboration with the Andrews University. AMBS has the following academic divisions:

• Church Leadership Center
• Institute of Mennonite Studies
• Mission Studies Center

Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary publishes various newsletters and journals such as “AMBS Window”, and “Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology”. Students are also involved in sports such as soccer and ultimate Frisbee. Eligible students are offered financial assistance in the form of Multicultural Scholarships, Internship Scholarships, The Steiner Bivocational Scholarship, Church Leadership and Next Generation Awards, and the MCEC-AMBS Study Fund.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Mennonite Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Theological and faith-related.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 146 in 2009-2010 (93 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 13% of the student body. About 47% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Mennonite Biblical provides on-campus housing for 76 of its 93 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 5 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

Mennonite Biblical offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (30 awarded)

• Theology and Religious Vocations