Trinity Bible College

Location and Contact Information

50 6th Ave S
Ellendale, ND 58436-7105
USA
Main Tel: (888) 822-2329
Web Site

The campus is in a quiet rural area.

Overview

Trinity Bible College, also known as TBC, was established in 1948. Located in Ellendale, North Dakota, the college grants several degrees at the associate’s and bachelor’s level. The degree programs include subjects such as business management, biblical studies, ministry and music. The college also provides distance education, facilitating outstation candidates. The main attraction of the campus, which covers 28 acres, is the Block Memorial Church.

Trinity Bible College encourages students to participate in various sports in order to build group coherence, team spirit and loyalty. Men and women participate in football, basketball, volleyball and track. The Lowell Lundstrom Heartland Student Life Center and the Wead Student Center make for an active campus life.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Assemblies of God Church religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in music and education and teaching.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High male/female ratio.

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.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 13,000
Room$ 2,380
Board$ 2,520
Books and supplies$ 880
Other$ 4,200

Financial Aid

Trinity Bible College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 95% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant95%$6,436
Institutional Grant89%$4,134
Federal Grant63%$3,742
Pell Grant63%$3,077
Other Federal Grant48%$865
State or Local Grant13%$800

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan84%$9,046
Federal Loan84%$6,915
Other Loan21%$8,525

(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 Trinity Bible College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson, KS390
2Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT661
3Clearwater Christian CollegeClearwater, FL604
4Sterling CollegeSterling, KS653
5Grace Bible CollegeWyoming, MI179
6Lambuth UniversityJackson, TN815
7Olivet CollegeOlivet, MI1,174
8Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK1,769
9Bethel CollegeNorth Newton, KS500
10Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC650

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor427
Associate153
1-2 year certificate11

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  14

Students

Student enrollment was 296 in 2009-2010 (274 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Trinity Bible College provides on-campus housing for 206 of its 274 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 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 (5 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (8 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

LIBERAL ARTS (12 awarded)

  • General Studies

MUSIC (2 awarded)

  • Music Performance

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (31 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
  • Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies