BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE K-6

628 East Kearney
Springfield, MO 65803-3498
Tel: (417)268-6000; Admissions: (417)268-6000; Fax: (417)831-8029; Web Site: http://www.bbcnet.edu/

Description: Independent Baptist, comprehensive, specialized, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1950. Setting: 38-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 653. Faculty: 37 (27 full-time, 10 part-time). 264 applied, 76% were admitted. Students come from 46 states and territories, 5 other countries, 80% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 1% black, 0.3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 61% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, 1 recommendation. Placement: ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous. Preference given to members of supporting churches.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $8860 includes full-time tuition ($3562), mandatory fees ($574), and college room and board ($4724). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run radio station. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. 36,844 books and 226 serials. 50 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: See Southwest Missouri State University.