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Why
Attend a Christian College?Four Important Decisions You Will Make
Why is choosing a college perhaps the second most important decision
you will ever make? Because students most often choose their vocation
and their mate at college.
Unfortunately, Satan doesn’t want you to choose a Christian college. He wants to control your future. He often convinces young people to believe the following myths about Christian colleges.
The outstanding difference between secular institutions and Bible-believing Christian colleges is their philosophy. Secular schools are dominated by secular humanism, which denies the Creator, worships the creation, and considers man only a higher form of evolutionary animal life. Faculty, academics, and campus life are all influenced by this philosophy. No matter how well educated the professor or how well established the school’s reputation, the dangers of humanistic philosophy are very real.
Do you as a Christian young person have a choice? The answer from a Christian perspective is a resounding no! The secular college is not an acceptable alternative!
Pensacola Christian College offers a wide variety of programs. However, if you don’t find the specific program you want in any Christian college, what advice do we give? Attend a Christian college for at least two years to lay the basic foundation for life. You may find, as many students do, that God has other plans, and you’ll stay to complete your education in a Christian college.
Many colleges take the name “Christian.” Many once stood for the fundamentals of the faith and were separated from the world, yet today they are not very different from secular schools. In fact, in some ways they are more dangerous. The error they promote is camouflaged by a sprinkling of truth and an emphasis on “Christian love.”
On the positive side, there are some good Bible-believing colleges that stand on the Word of God and seek to train their students for His honor and glory. While all of these colleges stand for the truth, they vary in the way that they go about accomplishing their goals. These variations provide these Christian colleges with their “personalities.” Even the right kinds of Christian colleges are not all alike. Pensacola Christian College is a vibrant, growing Christian college that firmly stands on the Word of God in a warm, caring environment with high academic and spiritual standards.
Many young people believe that high tuition, room and board reflect a high-quality college education. What you may not realize is that the high cost actually reflects high operating costs (faculty salaries, buildings, etc.) and low enrollment.
Whether the cost is high or low, each college should be examined on a variety of factors; cost is just one.
Pensacola Christian College has always tried to make a Christian education affordable through efficient operation and reasonable salaries without sacrificing quality in any area.
If God calls you to attend a Christian college, He can provide for you. What the Lord orders, He pays for. He’ll take care of you, and we can help, too. PCC offers a variety of scholarship and work programs for qualified students in need. The concentrated semester program provides a five-week break between semesters and an “early out” in May so that the student who needs to work, can. Pensacola Christian College works hard to make a college education affordable to all.
Some Christian colleges may be inferior, but not the right kind of Christian college, and not Pensacola Christian College! Remember, the philosophy makes the difference! Our academic standards are comparable to those of the finest colleges in the nation. Our philosophy is traditional and God-centered. Our facilities are characterized by utility, beauty, and permanence. Most important, God has given us a godly, dedicated administration, faculty, and staff who are academically qualified and spiritually committed to their calling in Christian education. So you see, college is more than facilities and programs. Faculty, administration, and philosophy combine to provide high quality in Christian education.
Pensacola Christian College provides instruction for nurses, secretaries, graphic artists, mechanical engineers, doctors, lawyers, accountants, teachers, business managers, law enforcement personnel, computer programmers, and more. And yes, we’re proud that we train preachers, missionaries, youth pastors, and evangelists. We offer you a wide variety of programs in many fields of study.
The answer to this myth really depends on why you want to go to college in the first place. If you think of college as a way to get away from home and parents and “do your own thing,” then perhaps PCC would cramp your style. However, if you know that after high school you need additional education, Christian training, and preparation for life, then Pensacola Christian College will suit you perfectly.
There are numerous
opportunities for fun, sports, dating, and witnessing for Christ. Our
activities calendar is a busy one, and boredom is never
a problem.
We hope we’ve succeeded in encouraging you to trust the Lord for His leading to the right kind of Christian college. We can’t speak for other Christian colleges, but we can speak for Pensacola Christian College.
PCC is a distinctively Christian college. Our instructors will never harm your faith; rather, they are dedicated to imparting a biblical philosophy that will stay with you throughout your life, no matter what your vocation or calling. The spiritual and academic emphasis of PCC is and will continue to be determined by the Word of God. You can count on this, and so can your parents. It is this philosophy that makes the difference and assures a high-quality Christian education.
Come for a visit and see the campus for yourself. You’re always welcome.