Comments on: Bethlehem College Undergrad Programs

By: emmzee

emmzee — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:00:12 +0000

Is accreditation necessary? No. There are good Christian schools which are not accredited. From the faculty that BCS has on staff, it seems like a good school.

However, I was just pointing out the fact that an unaccredited degree will have less utility (from a pragmatic sense, some people/schools/businesses won’t accept it easily or at all) than an accredited one. I don’t think that’s a disputed or controversial statement. That’s why students should be aware of this limitation.

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Bethlehem College and Seminary « Growing In Grace — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:08:16 +0000

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By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:49:48 +0000

No distance education options yet as far as I know.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:48:53 +0000

As a current student in the Degree Completion Program at BCS and a former student in the FOCUS program at Northwestern College; I can say that I like this program much more than Northwestern’s degree completion program.

This program is both rigorous and flexible. If you are looking for a degree completion program that will still give you quality education despite not having as many classroom hours as a traditional program then you might want to consider BCS!

By: Jayson Wittrup

Jayson Wittrup — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:46:54 +0000

Any of this available via online distance education?

By: chris

chris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:39:40 +0000

Question: why pursue accreditation at all? What is the rationale?

By: chris

chris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:38:27 +0000

Accredited by who? The state? Who cares.

We need more of this. God bless BCS.

By: Joe Rigney

Joe Rigney — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:55:12 +0000

Here is the BCS statement on accreditation.

http://www.bethlehemcollegeandseminary.org/about_us/accreditation.html

The short version is that we are beginning the process of accreditation, but it won’t be completed for a few years. I should also note that the Track 2 program at TBI (the predecessor to Bethlehem Seminary) operated for over 10 years as a non-accredited, masters-level program. Our apprentices went on to study at some of the top seminaries and PhD programs in the world (both evangelical and non-evangelical). Some of them even got jobs at prominent evangelical publishers :)

In addition, we are also in the process of developing credit-transfer agreements with like-minded institutions. We are confident that our students will be able to excel in rigorous academic programs the world over. If the accreditation question is an issue for you, we encourage you to contact us through our website. Blessings.

Joe Rigney
Bethlehem College and Seminary

By: emmzee

emmzee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:18 +0000

Note that, while these may be excellent educational programs from great teachers, the school is not accredited (yet). So, potential students should keep in mind the limitations of such degrees.