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San Diego Christian College

San Diego Christian College, also known as SDCC, is a conservative Christian college located in El Cajon, California, United States. It was founded in 1970 as Christian Heritage College to promote the biblical creationism within higher education. The founders of SDCC are Drs. Tim LaHaye, Art Peters, and Henry Morris. It was renamed as San Diego Christian College in 2005. The college offers bachelor’s degrees in diverse areas of study.

SDCC’s athletics department fields several men’s and women’s sports teams. The college is a member of the Golden State Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). They participate in sports including cross-country, soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, and track.

Campus Location

2100 Greenfield Dr
El Cajon, CA 92019-1157
USA
Main Tel: (619) 441-2200
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor12814

Students

Student enrollment was 489 in 2007-2008 (457 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 20,980
Room and board$ 7,540
Books and supplies$ 1,566
Other$ 3,170

Financial Aid: San Diego Christian College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

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6Coker CollegeHartsville, SC1,197
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8University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY2,245
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Admissions (2008-2009)

 

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men50%
Women59%
All55%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal440-550
Math440-570
Writing450-550

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  24

Housing and Meals

San Diego Christian College provides on-campus housing for 170 of its 457 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Golden State Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 40 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 42 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .


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Highlights

Compared to other schools:

San Diego Christian College Highlights

  • Undenominational religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, family and social work, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

  • Library on-campus.
  • Campus housing available.
  • Student meal (board) plan.
  • Study abroad option.
  • Weekend study option.
  • Part-time classes available.
  • ROTC.
  • Athlete financial aid.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (16 awarded)

  • Human Development and Family Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (43 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (6 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

  • Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (5 awarded)

  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology

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