This is a great college where the wonderful faculty and staff can give you a Biblical perspective on virtually every subject that is offered. At Baptist Bible College you will not looked at as just another student, but the faculty and staff care about you and your studies and helping you grow not only academically, but spiritually as well. The way the college is designed, it provides opportunities for strong friendships to be built with your fellow students both inside and outside the dorm.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
1) Take advantage of the fact that your professors desire to know you and help you to grow. A lot of students brush this fact aside and miss out on amazing opportunities for new friendships/mentors for life.
2) Take your classes seriously, but still have fun. Pay attention in class, show your professors that you care, do your homework, but don't become so obsessed with homework and being a perfectionist that you miss out on dorm life, or just college life in general.
3) Get involved in leadership. Some majors do not allow too much time for much involvement in extra-curricular activities, but try to do what you can without over-bearing yourself. In other words, don't take on three or four different leadership roles and not expect for it to damage your quality in school work. Make sure that what you are taking on is something that you can handle, but don't hold back on doing something great just because you are scared.
4) Manage your time the best you can. This is something that is very difficult for anyone to, but if you can learn how to use your time wisely, you quite the happy camper through-out college. Setting aside specific times to homework or activities is one way to help get onto a schedule.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The quality of professors and material that we learn is very high. The professors are very knowledgeable in their fields and teach very well. The Bible classes are in-particularly spectacular. There is rarely a class that I walk away from that I am not challenged by.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
The dorm life is very unique compared to other colleges. BBC is designed to build relationships. In every dorm there are three floors, and a Resident Director (RD) lives on the middle floor, either alone or with his/her family. The RDs are very involved in the students lives and desire to help you to learn and grow.
On each floor there are 2-4 suites and a lounge. A suite is compiled of three rooms, with two students max in each room. This allows for students to get to know their peers in a more intimate way, and build relationships faster.
Aside from this, each dorm has a brother or sister dorm that they do activities with every so often. This allows to get to know other of the opposite sex better as well.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
The food here is not the best, but it's not the worst either. The service has it's good days and it's bad days. Sometimes the food is fabulous, and other times it's not as fabulous. It is very hit and miss. However, the food service has recently been put under new management. Changes have been being made, and they are trying hard to do their best to satisfy the wants and needs of the students. I give the kitchen credit for all their hard efforts and willingness to make the cafeteria the best it can be.
There is also a cafe on campus called the Underground Cafe. They serve an array of wonderful drinks and provide treats that have been made by Fair Trade. There are a lot of different coffee and smoothie options as well as tasty, healthy snacks.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
On-campus there is a game room that has an air hockey table, ping-pong table, and pool table for use at any time during the day. As of fall 2013, a new recreation center has been built and has three basketball courts, full gym, weight room, equipment to play tennis, badminton, and volleyball, and more. In the Underground Cafe there are puzzles and board games to play.
Off-campus there is virtually anything. Things that are popular for BBC students to do would be to go see a movie, go bowling, go out to eat, go to the park, go shopping, etc. There is a huge shopping area less than 10 minutes away from campus, as well as lots of different fast food res truants right down the road from the school.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
BBC is a college that looks like it is a hard college to afford, but believe it or not, most of the students who attend here are from low-come families, like myself. The financial aid office is great at helping you to find scholarships and monies that are available to help you to continue your education. The faculty and staff at BBC want you here, and they will do whatever they can to help you to keep pursuing your degree. And honestly, a lot of students ride on faith. Faith in God that if He wants them here, He will provide a way for them to attend. That doesn't mean the route is always easy, but if it is in His will, He will provide.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Ponding. Whenever someone gets engaged the tradition is to take the man from his dorm after curfew and throw him in the pond that is on campus. Escorted by all the guys from his dorm making noise, the man makes his way to his fiance where she is patiently waiting, with all the girls from her dorm, outside her dorm for her lover to arrive. When he arrives all soaking wet, she runs up to him and they proceed to give each other a big kiss (the only time they are allowed to kiss on campus). Then everybody claps! Yay! This is what we call ponding.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
This college is great for students who desire to grow both academically and spiritually and who desire to build relationships with students and professors, and an even closer relationship with God.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
Our campus is patrolled 24/7 by your fellow students. The campus is a pretty safe place. Records of offenses happening on campus have been very little in number.
This is a great college where the wonderful faculty and staff can give you a Biblical perspective on virtually every subject that is offered. At Baptist Bible College you will not looked at as just another student, but the faculty and staff care about you and your studies and helping you grow not only academically, but spiritually as well. The way the college is designed, it provides opportunities for strong friendships to be built with your fellow students both inside and outside the dorm.
1) Take advantage of the fact that your professors desire to know you and help you to grow. A lot of students brush this fact aside and miss out on amazing opportunities for new friendships/mentors for life. 2) Take your classes seriously, but still have fun. Pay attention in class, show your professors that you care, do your homework, but don't become so obsessed with homework and being a perfectionist that you miss out on dorm life, or just college life in general. 3) Get involved in leadership. Some majors do not allow too much time for much involvement in extra-curricular activities, but try to do what you can without over-bearing yourself. In other words, don't take on three or four different leadership roles and not expect for it to damage your quality in school work. Make sure that what you are taking on is something that you can handle, but don't hold back on doing something great just because you are scared. 4) Manage your time the best you can. This is something that is very difficult for anyone to, but if you can learn how to use your time wisely, you quite the happy camper through-out college. Setting aside specific times to homework or activities is one way to help get onto a schedule.
The quality of professors and material that we learn is very high. The professors are very knowledgeable in their fields and teach very well. The Bible classes are in-particularly spectacular. There is rarely a class that I walk away from that I am not challenged by.
The dorm life is very unique compared to other colleges. BBC is designed to build relationships. In every dorm there are three floors, and a Resident Director (RD) lives on the middle floor, either alone or with his/her family. The RDs are very involved in the students lives and desire to help you to learn and grow. On each floor there are 2-4 suites and a lounge. A suite is compiled of three rooms, with two students max in each room. This allows for students to get to know their peers in a more intimate way, and build relationships faster. Aside from this, each dorm has a brother or sister dorm that they do activities with every so often. This allows to get to know other of the opposite sex better as well.
The food here is not the best, but it's not the worst either. The service has it's good days and it's bad days. Sometimes the food is fabulous, and other times it's not as fabulous. It is very hit and miss. However, the food service has recently been put under new management. Changes have been being made, and they are trying hard to do their best to satisfy the wants and needs of the students. I give the kitchen credit for all their hard efforts and willingness to make the cafeteria the best it can be. There is also a cafe on campus called the Underground Cafe. They serve an array of wonderful drinks and provide treats that have been made by Fair Trade. There are a lot of different coffee and smoothie options as well as tasty, healthy snacks.
On-campus there is a game room that has an air hockey table, ping-pong table, and pool table for use at any time during the day. As of fall 2013, a new recreation center has been built and has three basketball courts, full gym, weight room, equipment to play tennis, badminton, and volleyball, and more. In the Underground Cafe there are puzzles and board games to play. Off-campus there is virtually anything. Things that are popular for BBC students to do would be to go see a movie, go bowling, go out to eat, go to the park, go shopping, etc. There is a huge shopping area less than 10 minutes away from campus, as well as lots of different fast food res truants right down the road from the school.
BBC is a college that looks like it is a hard college to afford, but believe it or not, most of the students who attend here are from low-come families, like myself. The financial aid office is great at helping you to find scholarships and monies that are available to help you to continue your education. The faculty and staff at BBC want you here, and they will do whatever they can to help you to keep pursuing your degree. And honestly, a lot of students ride on faith. Faith in God that if He wants them here, He will provide a way for them to attend. That doesn't mean the route is always easy, but if it is in His will, He will provide.
Ponding. Whenever someone gets engaged the tradition is to take the man from his dorm after curfew and throw him in the pond that is on campus. Escorted by all the guys from his dorm making noise, the man makes his way to his fiance where she is patiently waiting, with all the girls from her dorm, outside her dorm for her lover to arrive. When he arrives all soaking wet, she runs up to him and they proceed to give each other a big kiss (the only time they are allowed to kiss on campus). Then everybody claps! Yay! This is what we call ponding.
This college is great for students who desire to grow both academically and spiritually and who desire to build relationships with students and professors, and an even closer relationship with God.
Our campus is patrolled 24/7 by your fellow students. The campus is a pretty safe place. Records of offenses happening on campus have been very little in number.