Baptist Bible College And Graduate School

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Baptist Bible College and Graduate School, or just Baptist Bible College, was established in 1950. This private college, which has a 38-acre campus in Springfield, Missouri, is owned and operated by the Baptist Bible Fellowship International.

Baptist Bible College and Graduate School grants associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in education, youth ministries, intercultural studies, pastoral studies, business management, and church music, among others. A number of certificate programs of study are also available.

Students of Baptist Bible College and Graduate School participate in basketball, soccer, and volleyball. The teams, nicknamed the Patriots, compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association Division II. Deserving candidates are also awarded scholarships like the G.B. Vick Scholarship, the John W. Rawlings Scholarship, the Earl Smith Scholarship, the W.E. Dowell Scholarship, and the Fred Effie Donnelson Scholarship.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in music, religion and philosophy, and education and teaching.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• 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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 571 in 2009-2010 (549 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 50% of enrolled students and graduate students are 50%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Baptist Bible provides on-campus housing for 707 of its 549 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (15 awarded)

• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (64 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies