Academics
LBC’s undergraduate education grants two bachelor degrees, one associate degree, and two one-year certificates. One hundred and six faculty (part-time and full-time) teach at the college, 31 of whom have doctorates. Students can select from 25 undergraduate programs in the following departments: Bible Ministries, Church and Ministry Leadership, Counseling and Social Work, Degree Completion, Health and Physical Education, Intercultural Studies, Teacher Education, Communication, and Worship and Performing Arts. The institution's graduate education grants four masters degrees and five graduate certificates. Graduate students can select from 14 graduate programs in the areas of Bible, consulting resource teacher, counseling, leadership studies, pastoral studies, school counseling, and small group leadership. The school's library includes more than 260,000 items.
Lancaster Bible College offers only one doctorate currently in Leadership.
Lancaster Bible College is classified by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a bible college with a high-undergraduate enrollment profile. The college is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and Association for Biblical Higher Education, and is registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Students on average receive about $3,000 in financial aid from the college. Reduced tuition for one class per semester is offered to junior and senior high school students.
LBC's current president is Dr. Peter W. Teague . He was preceded by Gilbert A. Peterson (1979–1999), Dr. Stuart E. Lease (1961–1979), Dr. William J. Randolph (1953–1961), and Dr. Henry J. Heydt (1933–1953).
LBC's mission statement is as follows:"At Lancaster Bible College, our focus is on your journey to fulfill God's purpose for your life. Our mission has remained constant for over 75 years: to educate Christian students to think and live a biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving him in the Church and society."
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