Good Christian Colleges

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hello</p>

<p>Oh the overwhelming search for the right college thrives in my life right now...Anyways, being a Christian, I have seriously wanted to spend my 4 years at a Christian college, but I have not been completely satisfied in my search so far. Does anyone have any suggestions on great Christian Colleges/Universities (or ones that maybe are regular universities that still have a good christian following and programs) to consider? I have lately been looking at Baylor and Texas Christian, but I still want to continue to look elsewhere as well. I want to go to a college that offers the "college experience" with traditions, good organizations and involvement, pleasing atmosphere, etc.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Bob Jones University</p>

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<p>Three that immediately come to mind are Pepperdine (CA), Wheaton (IL), and Berry College (in Georgia). Depending on how picky you are about the denomination, University of the South-Sewanee is an absolutely wonderful place academically, with lots of traditions and involvement. St. Olaf's (MN) is Lutheran, with a strong Christian presence of all types, stellar academics, world class music, and loads of traditions.</p>

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<p>Christian, Jesuit, or Catholic?</p>

<p>Catholic would be Notre Dame, a school with lots of faith that is absolutely steeped in tradition, or Pepperdine, a beautiful beach-side campus.</p>

<p>Jesuit, I would recommend Boston College, Fordham University, Santa Clara University, and the University of San Diego.</p>

<p>As for plain ol' Christian, my boyfriend just adored Texas Christian. </p>

<p>Oh! Don't forget BYU. In case you didn't know, BYU has a campus in Hawaii :) I'd want to attend it if I wanted a Christian school.</p>

<p>I can't think of many other religious schools, but I hope this helped a little.</p>

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<p>Sparky,</p>

<p>While Baylor and TCU are Christian in theory, there's not a whole lot you'll get there that you won't get at any major university and vice versa. Baylor is making a concerted effort to move back to its traditional Christian roots but that doesn't mean you'll be overwhelmed by the church-like atmosphere of either of those places.</p>

<p>As a Christian you can go anywhere and find like-minded people, healthy local churches and other places of fellowship. I went to USC, which like most places is a hodge-podge of ideologies, religious beliefs, and cultures. I don't see why a Christian would want to avoid that. (I actually became a Christian there.)</p>

<p>My sister went to Berkeley which is known for its radicalism and liberal politics. She said she thought it would have a great impact on her when she first started attending but in the end, she found, you get out of college what you put into it. She made both Christian and non-Christian friends, she had wild debates with people who are off the charts nutty and she came out with her faith as in tact as ever.</p>

<p>If, however, you are seeking a Christian university for the right reasons, like wanting to take 30 units of Bible study or because you'd like to attend seminary in the future (the wrong one being that you want to hide out because you think you'll lose your faith) then I would suggest Biola in La Mirada, CA.</p>

<p>It's a mainline evangelical school with a very good honors program. It is one of the few remaining true great-books programs around. Like any place it's not all it's cracked up to be in some ways. Don't think that you're going to be in a spiritually safe environment just because you are on the campus; kids are kids sometimes. But it will be a far more religious place than almost anywhere else, if that's where you want to be.</p>

<p>As far as the academic status of the school goes, it's on par with most lower tier state schools. That's not to say that you can't get a great education. The people that teach there (and at the lower tier state schools by the way) all have Ph.D.s from the right places--Harvard, the UC's, Oxford, USC, Michigan, Texas--and will give you a top notch education should you want it.</p>

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<p>Presbyterian College(SC), Pepperdine, Baylor</p>

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<p>Seattle Pacific University</p>

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<p>northwest university</p>

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<p>Grove City College, PA</p>

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<p>Northwestern Bibile College and Bethel University in Minnesota</p>

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<p>Pepperdine! Azusa Pacific University, uhm.. Westmont (california)</p>

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<p>semiserious, why do people always separate Jesuits from Catholics?</p>

<p>Anyways, Villanova, Santa Clara, CUA (though it's not in the best of areas, the basilica is beautiful), Notre Dame, Fordham, to name a small few.</p>

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<p>Pepperdine is affiliated with the Church of Christ, not the Catholic church. There is a huge difference. :)</p>

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<p>somebodynew: Jesuits were a specific group of Catholics that held core values such as intellectualism, human rights, and social justice. The difference is somewhat akin to the different between Christian Scientists and simply Protestants. It is kind of splitting hairs, but there is a big different between the attitude at Notre Dame (huge murals of Jesus, giant crosses, a nontolerant attitude) and that at say, Boston College (more open-minded, discussion-oriented feel, not so in-your-face).</p>

<p>Woops about the Pepperdine thing. :)</p>

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<p>Pepperdine is Church of Christ, not Catholic</p>

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<p>any good scientology colleges? scientololgy works.</p>

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<p>Stay away for Grove City and Bob Jones unless you want very very intergrated Christian schools.</p>

<p>West
Pepperdine
Santa Clara University
University of San Francisco
Gonzaga
Seattle Pacific</p>

<p>East
Boston College
Holy Cross
Notre Dame
Villanova
Fordham
Georgetown
Cathoic University of America
Roberts Wesleyan</p>

<p>Midwest
Loyola (Chicago)
Marquette
Xavier
Creighton</p>

<p>South
Don't know whats in the south...</p>

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<p>wesleyan? wesleyan is quite the secular school, unless you're speaking of a different wesleyan from the one I know.</p>

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<p>Thanks for reminding me, I'm thinking of the one in Rochester</p>

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<p>Obviously, if you want evangelical Christian school, BYU is definitely not for you. The Mormon's teaching is considered "heresy" by evangelical Christians. I hope people making recommendation don't make a mistake of lumping different denominations into one "Christian" basket.</p>