Northeastern Christian Junior College consolidated with Ohio Valley College in 1993 to form Ohio Valley University in Vienna, West Virginia. In addition to offering many of the same associate and baccalaureate degree programs as secular schools, students may follow academic and career tracts in Bible ministry, Christian counseling, vocational ministry and vocational missions. Certificate programs are available in children's ministry, preaching, church history, biblical text, youth ministry and Bible teaching. The school accepts high school students, high school graduates, home-schooled students and transfers from other colleges and universities. A full-time schedule of 12 credit hours costs $12,538 per semester for the 2010 to 2011 school year.
Clinton Junior College is a historically black liberal arts college in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Associate degree programs are available in natural science, business, early childhood and elementary education and liberal arts. The certificate in Christian ministries is designed to meet the needs of working adults with evening classes offered on a part-time basis. Religious study graduates are competent in sermon preparation, counseling, pastoral care, Christian ethics and ministry formation. Applicants only need to have completed high school. As of February 2011, full-time students can expect to pay up to $3,900 per year for tuition.
Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia, is a two-year junior college that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. While its curriculum does not provide ministerial education, the school does provide cultural and academic outlets for its students that allow for interaction with the church community at large. Weekly chapel services are also available on campus. Degree tracts are available in the fine arts, physical sciences, music and mathematics. Admission requires a general educational development (GED) degree or a high school diploma with at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Tuition for the 2010 to 2011 school year is $6,056 per semester.
Bay Ridge Christian College in Kendleton, Texas, will open in 2012 as a residential educational institution. The school's curriculum will be based on cognitive restructuring or shaping the student thinking process to encourage critical analysis, work ethic and accountability. It is geared to prepare leaders within the African-American male community, specifically. Proposed study programs include ministry, allied health care, business and logistics and transportation. As of February 2011, admission requirements and tuition costs have not yet been surmised.