Southwestern Christian College

Southwestern Christian College, founded and sponsored by members of Churches of Christ, is accredited as a four-year (level II), educational college (limited to Bachelor's degree in Bible and Religious Education), with a two-year associate program in the liberal arts. Its purpose is to: offer a holistic educational program that will motivate the student to value and achieve academic excellence within the context of commitment to moral and spiritual values; to assist students in making their transitions from high school to higher education on various levels; to assist students in preparation for varied vocations in life; to prepare future leaders for their distinct communities and the world at large. In the founding and establishing of Southwestern Christian College, those who participated were motivated by a mutual desire to provide for its students' preparation for effective and successful Christian living. Each was keenly sensitive to the urgency of this need. To appreciate its importance, one must fully understand the concepts of "Christian Living". Man is a social being and, as such, must be prepared to adjust himself to his environment and fellow man. He must be able to participate effectively in those social advances which characterize progress. He must acquire the ability to express effectively his own ideas, work cooperatively with others, and pursue a personally satisfying and socially constructive vocation, free from the fears that crush initiative, frustrate ambition, and undermine self-reliance.