For over 40 years, Portland Bible College has consistently held to a set of common core values that shape our educational objectives and commit us to continually raise the academic bar. As a result, we offer to students the benefit of receiving a degree, transferability of credits to other educational institutions and VA educational benefits.
DEGREE GRANTING STATUS
Portland Bible College has been granted exempt status by the State of Oregon to offer theological and church ministry degrees at the associate and baccalaureate level. Currently, the school offers associate degrees in four programs: Christian Humanities, Theology, Church Music, and Church Leadership Studies. Two programs lead to a bachelor degree in Theology and Church Music. Exempt status has also been granted by the State of Washington.
TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS
The college is continuing to establish a growing number of formal transfer agreements with fully accredited colleges and universities so that students pursuing educational and career objectives beyond Bible College may have the advantage of their credits being transferable. In addition, several local graduate schools are currently accepting our Bachelor Degree toward postgraduate study.
Note: Students desiring to transfer their PBC credits to other institutions are responsible for determining the requirements of the institution and program to which they plan to transfer. Transfer of credits is always at the discretion of the receiving school, generally depends on comparability of curricula, and may depend on comparability of accreditation.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Portland Bible College is approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security for the admission of non-immigrant students.
VETERANS
Most Portland Bible College programs are approved for VA educational benefits. Veterans and eligible dependents should contact the Registrar so that their enrollment can be certified to the VA.
ASSOCIATION & ACCREDITATION
Portland Bible College serves under the leadership of the governing body of elders at City Bible Church. This unique relationship between the college and the local church has been the basis for its strength and effectiveness. Currently the appropriate accrediting associations do not make
sufficient
provision for local church governed colleges, thus PBC has not been able to pursue accreditation. It is however committed to instructional and academic excellence and thus enjoys many of the benefits of accredited colleges, while maintaining its commitment not to compromise its ecclesiastical standards for the sake of a growing academic reputation. As a ministry of City Bible Church, college faculty and administrators feel the school is uniquely equipped to train students for life-long service in the context of their local church community.
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