Located in Mount Vernon, Ga., Brewton-Parker College has a 270-acre campus less than three hours south of Atlanta. This college has an affiliation with the Georgia Baptist Convention, which is a sub-organization to the larger Southern Baptist Convention. Brewton-Parker College was founded in 1904; the college began as a grade school, but became a four-year institution in 1986.
Mississippi College is in Clinton, Miss., a western suburb of the state capital, Jackson. Founded in 1826, it is the oldest university in Mississippi and one of the oldest Baptist universities in the United States. U.S. News & World Report listed Mississippi College as one of its Best Colleges in 2011. This university is affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention, a branch of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Southwest Baptist University's main campus is in Bolivar, a small town in western Missouri, less than an hour north of Springfield. This four-year university is affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention, which is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention. The school was founded in 1878 and currently has three satellite campuses in Missouri, including Springfield, Salem and Mountain View.
Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, has no affiliation with any Baptist organizations. The university was founded in 1887 and originally was a Presbyterian college; Cedarville became an independent Baptist institution in the 1930s. All students are required to have 16 credit hours of Bible-related classes in order to graduate.
Baylor University is the largest Baptist university in Texas; the university is in Waco, less than two hours from Dallas and Austin. This four-year institution was founded in 1845 and originally was affiliated with the Texas Baptist Convention. In the 1990s Baylor changed the terms of its charter to become an independent Baptist university; however, the Texas Baptist Convention still has a heavy presence in the university's Board of Regents.
Fort Worth's Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is one of the largest seminary colleges in the world. The seminary was founded in 1908 and is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. All members of the board of trustees are elected by the Convention. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni include presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and pastor Rick Warren.
San Diego Christian College (SDCC) is in El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego. This small college's affiliation is with the Southern Baptist Convention. SDCC was founded by San Diego-based pastor, Tim Lahaye, who was also the co-auther of the "Left Behind" book series, and Henry Morris, founder of the Institute of Creation Research.
Founded in 1995, Golden State Baptist College is in Santa Clara, in northern California's Bay Area. This four-year institution is not affiliated with any Baptist organizations and does have any secular accreditations. The college allows only the King James Version of the Bible on its campus.