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Your capacity to serve and lead can be directly related to your level of higher education.

Online courses at Baptist Bible College will give you the tools you need to grow spiritually and lead others. Our classes are affordable and relevant.

Costs
Tuition: $258 per credit hour.
Tuition for online dual-enrolled high school students is $425 per three-credit-hour course. Classes that are under three credits will be billed $150 per credit.

The first class for dual-enrolled high school students is $299 for a three-credit-hour course after we apply a new student scholarship.

General Services fee: $28 per credit hour. This is not paid by dual-enrolled high school students.

BBC provides a reduced rate for students who desire to complete their degree exclusively online. Students who combine online courses with traditional classroom courses will be billed according to the regular tuition fee schedule and are not eligible for reduced rates.
 
Details on estimated costs, scholarships for which you may be eligible, and a complete fee schedule are here.

Financial Aid
Several options are available to pay part or all of your educational costs. Our Student Financial Services group can assist you.

Mailing Address:
Office of Student Financial Services
Baptist Bible College
538 Venard Road
Clarks Summit, PA 18411

Telephone:
570.586.2400 and 800.451.7664, option 3

Fax:
570.587.8045

Email:
financialaid@bbc.edu

In addition, some school district can pay all or part of the cost of classes for high school students taking courses for both college and high school credit. Check with your individual school district for details or contact Student Financial Services. Federal and state aid is not available to high school students.

Terms
Charges are payable at registration. If you are unable to pay the entire amount then, the total can be broken into five monthly payments. The first payment will be due on the date of registration.

Questions about payment dates and student finances should be directed to the BBC Business Office (570.585.9211).

Outside Sources
Many grants and other programs can assist you. Here are some possibilities:

Grants Eligibility Annual Amount Applications Application Deadline
Pell Grant - Need $400 - $4,731 - FAFSA** June 30, 2009
Academic Competitiveness Grant - Pell Eligible
- US Citizen
- Rigorous High School Program		 $750 or $1,300 - FAFSA** June 30, 2009
Pennsylvania State Grant - Pennsylvania Resident
- Enrolled at Least Half-Time
- Eligible Program
- Need
- At least half of the total credits needed to complete
the program must be earned through classroom instruction.
Online degree programs are not eligible for Pennsylvania
State Grant funds.		 $800 - $3,770 - FAFSA** May 1, 2009
Other State Grants
(CT, DE, ME, MA, OH, RI, VT, WV)		 - State Resident
- Need		 Varies - FAFSA**
- State application (if required)		 Varies
Vocational Rehabilitation - Varies Up to $3,500 - PA Residents
- All others contact Regional Office of Vocational Rehabilitation 		 
Veterans / Military Benefits - Varies Varies - Contact Regional VA Office
- Notify BBC Office of Student Financial Services		  
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant - Need $100 - $4,000 - FAFSA** June 30, 2009
Federal Work Study - Need Varies - FAFSA** June 30, 2009

 

Learn more
The following links will lead you to websites with information about available financial aid. Apply for as many for which you are eligible.

Use this list as a starting point, but do not limit yourself to just these websites. Do some research. You will find much is available for you.