As many of you know, last year EBC had a financial shortfall
of nearly $200,000 and God moved many of you to generous one-time
and ongoing gifts which helped us close that gap. On behalf of
the staff, faculty, and students, thank you so much! Join me in
thanking God for His generous provision!
While EBC is in a much healthier financial situation this year,
we are dependent every year on the generous gifts of donors in
order to offer affordable tuition to students. We appreciate your
continued investment in the school by all of you that believe in
our core values the way we do.
You can make a donation
to the school or to a scholarship fund for students here.
By way of reminder, the core of what EBC is about
is embodied in the following ideals:
Our desire is that all students, whether onsite here in
Simi Valley, CA or online anywhere in the world, would be intimately
involved in the life of their local church. Our passion is to serve
and strengthen the local church. We do that through providing a
full Bachelor’s program online so students can stay in their churches.
We also serve the church by offering affordable opportunities to
audit classes (free onsite / $50 online). As a staff, we are all
deeply committed to strengthening the local church.
We believe that college debt is incredibly damaging to
the progress of the kingdom of God. Graduates, especially those
pursuing vocational ministry as missionaries and pastors, are severely
hindered in their future ministry by college debt. We believe it
can be different. We have a very simple and efficient campus. Our
staff also takes lower salaries than similar staff at other colleges.
As a result, we are able to cut about 70% of the cost of comparable
schools. That enables us to charge tuition of only $175 per credit.
We avoid the term “cheap” for our education because although it
is inexpensive, it is a rigorous and quality education. Our professors
are deeply committed to the Word of God and seeing lives transformed
as the Spirit of God uses His Word to shape and change students
into His image. Our professors are committed to partnering with
the local church to see true life-change, not just an accumulation
of knowledge.
If you would like to hear
first-hand accounts of how students’ lives have been impacted,
click here to
read their stories. You can also get a taste of some
of the distance education experience by viewing
some of our videos here.
Thank you for your investment
in the training of future Christian leaders.
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