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The Baptist Bible College and Graduate School is a conservative bible college owned by the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. It was founded in 1950 in Springfield, Missouri, and covers an area of 38 acres. The college offers professional certificates, associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees related to ministerial and education based areas of study. The Baptist Bible College, also abbreviated as BBC, offers bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in the following areas of study such as office administration, pastoral studies, practical church ministry, bible knowledge, church music, music education and youth ministries. The graduate school offers master’s of arts degrees in the areas including church ministry, biblical counseling, biblical studies, inter-cultural studies and divinity.
The Baptist Bible College has literary newspapers such as Tribune and Patriot. The college also has athletics teams nicknamed as Patriots, which takes part in men/women’s basketball, volleyball and soccer.
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Campus Location628 E Kearney Springfield, MO 65803-3498 USA Main Tel: (417) 268-6060 Web Site The campus is in a medium-sized city. |
Baptist Bible College And Graduate School HighlightsWhere Baptist Bible College And Graduate School stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Baptist religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in education and teaching, music, and religion and philosophy.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High male/female ratio.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Other important characteristics: - Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
- Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Bachelor | 56 | 8 | | Master | 7 | 5 | | Associate | 5 | 3 | | First-professional degree | 4 | 1 | | 1-2 year certificate | 1 | 1 |
Baptist Bible StudentsThe student enrollment at Baptist Bible was 636 in 2007 (544 full-time equivalent). Undergrads are 86% of enrolled students, graduate students are 11%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%. About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 13,660 | | Room and board | $ 5,400 | | Books and supplies | $ 840 | | Other | $ 2,800 |
Financial Aid: Baptist Bible participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 21 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 5 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 4 |
Housing and MealsBaptist Bible provides on-campus housing for 797 of its 544 (full-time) students (as of 2007). Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (2 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded) - Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Music Teacher Education
LIBERAL ARTS (12 awarded) - Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
MUSIC (2 awarded) OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded) - Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (41 awarded) - Bible/Biblical Studies
- Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
- Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- Religion/Religious Studies
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