Faith Baptist Bible College And Theological Seminary

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary is a private institute of higher education located in Ankeny, Iowa. It was established as 1921 as a pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church in Omaha, Nebraska. The college offers several associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in diverse areas of study, including biblical studies & ministry, secondary bible education and music education. The school also offers seminary degrees in subjects like biblical studies, religion and pastoral studies.

Some of the publications of the college are Faith Witness and the Bible Reading Schedules. The athletics department of the college sponsors men’s and women’s sports teams in basketball, soccer and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in office and administration and religion and philosophy.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 392 in 2009-2010 (396 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Faith Baptist provides on-campus housing for 400 of its 396 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 17 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music Performance

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (57 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies