Free Will Baptist Bible College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Free Will Baptist Bible College is located in Nashville, Tennessee. It was established in 1942 by the National Association of Free Will Baptists. Commonly abbreviated as FWBBC, the college has a campus area of 9 acres. The college offers courses in areas like biblical and ministry studies, business, English and speech, general education, music and teacher education. The college also offers adult education and online learning programs.

Some of the student clubs and organizations available at FWBBC include the Global Missions Fellowship, the Music Group and the Student Government Association. The athletics department of the college fields teams in sports like basketball, volleyball and baseball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Free Will Baptist Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and music.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

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.
• 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.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 317 in 2009-2010 (236 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Free Will Baptist Bible provides on-campus housing for 335 of its 236 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (11 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music Performance

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (2 awarded)

• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Psychology