Berean Bible College

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Berean Bible College
Type Private Undergraduate College
Established1971 [1]
FoundersGeorge and Rita Evans
President Rev. Douglas Balcombe [1]
Administrative staff
10[ citation needed ]
Students25[ citation needed ]
Address
13609 Twin Peaks Road
Poway, CA 92064
,
Poway
,
California
,
United States

42°55′10″N85°41′32″W / 42.91944°N 85.69222°W / 42.91944; -85.69222
CampusSuburban, 1 acre
CEEB CodeNone
Colors None
AffiliationsLiving Way Church [1]
MascotNone
Website www.bereanbibleinstitute.org

Berean Bible College is non-accredited Christian college located in Poway, California, US. It is affiliated with the Living Way Church, which is a non-denominational Christian church. [2] The college closed permanently in 2018.[ citation needed ]

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History

Founded by George and Rita Evans in September 1971, Berean Bible College started their classes in San Diego, California. [3]

In 1991, Berean Bible College moved its campus to Living Way Church in Poway, California. Currently the President of Berean Bible College is Rev. Douglas Balcombe, Senior Pastor Emeritus of Living Way Church. The Dean of the College is Rev. Bobby San-Miguel.

In Fall 2012, Berean Bible College's first satellite campus opened in Maui; on-site classes at this campus were subsequently discontinued. Until its closure Berean Bible College offered both on-site education at its Poway campus and distance learning

Berean Bible College was a small, close-knit community bible college. Classes are held Monday and Tuesday evenings, with a chapel service on Tuesdays. Distance learning courses are accessible at any time to those enrolled in the class.

In 2018 the college closed permanently.

Academics

The following information is applied to the latest period in which the college was still open.

Classes are offered on Monday and Tuesday nights. There are also correspondence elective classes that a full-time student may need to take in order to be classified as full-time. Upon successful completion of the prescribed classes and elective units required to graduate, students are awarded an associate's degree (2nd-year student), a certificate of theology (3rd-year students), or a bachelor's of theology degree (4th-year students).

There are four major courses of study offered at Berean Bible College, [4] including a ministerial program.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 About Berean Bible College Archived December 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Home". Berean Bible College. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120428053631/http://www.bereanbiblecollege.net/ [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ Programs of Study Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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