New Life College at Bangalore

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New Life College (NLC) is an Evangelical Seminary by Nava Jeeva Ashram, the non-profit society founded by Rev. Dr. John Thannickal in 1978 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the major evangelical seminaries in Bangalore having undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs. More than 1000 students have graduated from this seminary since its inception, serving the cause of the Protestant and Evangelical church in South and South-East Asia as pastors, evangelists and teachers.

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The college was initially started at St. Thomas Town, Bangalore and was subsequently moved to the new campus at Hennur, Bangalore in 2002.

Location

New Life College is located on the outer ring road of Bangalore at the junction of Hennur main Road. The college is visible from the ring road, 100 yards west of Hennur Main Road. The Bangalore Bus Depot at Hennur is less than half a kilometer from the College.

The front gate of the college is on the Ashram Road connecting to the Hennur Main Road. Bangalore International Airport is 35 km from the college. City buses 292- 296 (A-F) connects the college to Hennur bus Depot.

Music education

The NLC choir performs at concerts in Bangalore and across India. The Center for Music Education (the music education department of New Life College) offers training in musical instruments and offers academic degree programs in Western Music. Dr. Vinita Henson is the Director for the Music Department. She has a Doctorate of Music Education from University of Southern California.Link to CME

Accreditation

The academic programs are accredited by the Asia Theological Association (ATA).

Courses offered

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Master of Theology (M.Th)

Master of Divinity (M.Div)

Bachelor of Theology (B.Th)

Diploma in Theology (Dip.Th)

English program offered in the evenings.

Certificate in Theology (C.Th)

Tamil program offered in the evenings.

The Bachelor of Theology program is designed to prepare students for Church ministries. The course includes the study of the Bible, Christian Theology, Church History, World Religions and Philosophy, Missions, Pastoral communication, etc.

The Diploma in Theology program is a two-year evening Bible Training program for pastors, lay leaders who desire to know the systematic study of Bible and Theology.

The Certificate in Theology program is a two-year evening Bible training program for pastors and lay leaders who desire a systematic study of Bible and theology offered with strong ministerial focus.

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