The Master's College And Seminary

Location and Contact Information

21726 Placerita Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91321-1200
USA
Main Tel: (661) 259-3540
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

The Master’s College and Seminary, also known as The Master’s College or TMC, is located in Santa Clarita, California, United States. It was founded in the year 1927. Formerly, this college was known as the Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary. TMC offers degrees and certificate programs in various fields of study including biblical studies, business administration, management information systems, medicine, and constitutional law. Distance education programs area also offered at TMC.

Students of TMC are part of the Associated Student Body, also known as ASB. Students participate in campus sports such as soccer, golf, tennis, cross country, basketball, volleyball, and softball. The students are required to attend the TMC chapel on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Interdenominational religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in music and religion and philosophy.
  • Large number of students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 24,670
Room$ 4,480
Board$ 3,520
Books and supplies$ 1,638
Other$ 2,088

Financial Aid

The Master's College And Seminary participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 98% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students
Average
Amount
Any Grant81%$14,430
Institutional Grant81%$10,561
Federal Grant29%$4,261
Pell Grant29%$3,441
Other Federal Grant18%$1,288
State or Local Grant23%$8,390

Loans% of
Students
Average
Amount
Student Loan59%$8,881
Federal Loan59%$7,086
Other Loan8%$12,675

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

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to The Master's College And Seminary:

Click a column header to sort.

 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY1,078
2California Institute of the ArtsValencia, CA1,381
3Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA4,054
4Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA2,781
5Birmingham Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL1,458
6Principia CollegeElsah, IL
7Dean CollegeFranklin, MA1,341
8Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL2,915
9Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA1,428
10Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA1,965

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor22917
Master904
Doctorate (Professional Practice)21
1-2 year certificate21

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  64

Students

Student enrollment was 1,417 in 2009-2010 (1,535 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 56% of enrolled students and graduate students are 44%.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men49%
Women53%
All51%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal480-630
Math480-610

Room and Board

The Master's College And Seminary provides on-campus housing for 697 of its 1,535 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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, 53 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 53 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The Master's College And Seminary offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (46 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

  • Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (8 awarded)

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (59 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Political Science and Government

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (16 awarded)

  • Communication and Media Studies

MUSIC (17 awarded)

  • Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (154 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (11 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences