SOUTHEASTERN BIBLE COLLEGE F-6

2545 Valleydale Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35244-2083
Tel: (205)970-9200
Admissions: (205)970-9244
Fax: (205)970-9207
Web Site: http://www.sebc.edu/

Description:

Independent nondenominational, 4-year, coed. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1935. Setting: 10-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $1.1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3946 per student. Total enrollment: 256. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. Full-time: 196 students, 42% women, 58% men. Part-time: 60 students, 35% women, 65% men. Students come from 13 states and territories, 1 other country, 11% from out-of-state, 1% Hispanic, 17% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 26% 25 or older, 19% live on campus, 21% transferred in. Retention: 62% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous until 9/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. Comprehensive fee: $10,770 includes full-time tuition ($6600), mandatory fees ($170), and college room and board ($4000). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition: $275 per semester hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $50 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group. Most popular organizations: Student Council, Student Missions Fellowship, chorale. Major annual events: Missions Conference, Winter Banquet, Urban Emphasis Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols. 60 college housing spaces available; 39 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Gannett-Estes Library with 44,539 books, 2,071 microform titles, 1,022 serials, 2,242 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $111,248. 30 computers available on campus for general student use.

Community Environment:

See University of Alabama Birmingham.