Consider a Christian College
It has been reported by the U.S. Department of Education that the United States has about 4,000 degree-granting institutions of higher education, of which approximately 1,600 are private, nonprofit campuses. Within this group of 1,600 about 900 self-define themselves as “religiously affiliated”.
These “religiously affiliated” colleges include a variety of faiths as well as institutions that were founded by a religious denomination to which it may no longer hold any particular allegiance.
At present, there are only 102 intentionally Christ-centered institutions in the U.S. who have qualified for membership in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities: www.cccu.org/about/members.asp. These institutions maintain their faith-based commitment by retaining Christian faculty and seeking to create a campus climate that promotes the spiritual development of students and that integrates faith into an accredited academic curriculum.
The National Association of Christian College Admissions Professionals (www.naccap.org) lists the reasons for applying to a Christian College:
• Challenging academics
• Smaller class sizes
• Sense of community
• Growth in all aspects of life
• More interaction with professo