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Baptist Bible College and Seminary

General Information

Name: Baptist Bible College and Seminary
Address: 538 Venard Rd, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Phone:

  • General information: (570) 586-2400
  • Financial aid office: (570) 586-2400
  • Admissions office: (570) 586-2400

Website: www.bbc.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Baptist

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$13,980$13,260$12,980
Books and supplies$600$600$600
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$5,602$5,380$5,072
        Other expenses$1,225$1,225$1,225
Off-campus
        Room and board$6,708$6,708$6,708
        Other expenses$5,404$5,404$5,404
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$5,404$5,404$5,404

Total expenses   
On-campus$21,407$20,465$19,877
Off-campus$26,692$25,972$25,692
Off-campus with family$19,984$19,264$18,984

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 96%
  • Federal grants: 43%
  • State/local grants: 30%
  • Institutional grants: 90%
  • Student loans: 62%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2406
  • State/local grants:$2958
  • Institutional grants:$3239
  • Student loans:$7488

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$30
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants580223357
Percent admitted67.1%64.6%68.6%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time40.1%37.5%41.6%
Part-time2.1%0.7%2.9%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 928
Undergraduate enrollment: 710
First-time student retention: 73%
Overall graduation rate: 45%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 95%
    • Part Time: 5%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 42%
    • Women: 58%

White non-hispanic: 93%
Black non-hispanic: 1%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 3%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Associate, Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels - Bachelor, Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • General Studies - Associate
    Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology - Master
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Bible/Biblical Studies - Doctor, Certificate
  • Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv) - First Professional
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology - Bachelor
  • Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies - Bachelor
  • Religious/Sacred Music - Bachelor
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other - Bachelor
  • Theology/Theological Studies - Master
  • Youth Ministry - Bachelor


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