Messenger College is a private Pentecostal college located in Bedford, Texas, USA. Here is a detailed introduction:

School History

Messenger College was founded in September 1987 by the merger of Southern Bible College in Houston, Texas and Evangelical Christian College in Fresno, California. Its campus is located in Joplin, Missouri, the international headquarters of the Pentecostal Church.

In May 2011, Joplin was hit hard by an EF-5 tornado, and the college campus was used as a material distribution and volunteer housing center. After Mercy Health Systems proposed to purchase the campus for the construction of a hospital, the college moved to Euless, Texas in 2012 and moved to Bedford in August 2018, merging with the campus of the Pentecostal Church International Mission Center.

School size

This is a relatively small college with 22 full-time and 2 part-time undergraduates, 29% of whom are over 25 years old.

Academic majors

Majors: The college mainly offers courses in two majors: Christian Ministry and Christian Counseling. Among them, the Christian Ministry major has seven different directions, including student ministry, worship ministry, cross-cultural ministry, pastoral ministry, biblical studies, discipleship training ministry, and administration and leadership. Students can choose to study for a one-year certificate program, a two-year associate degree program, or a four-year bachelor's degree program; the Christian Counseling major only offers a four-year bachelor's degree program.

Teaching mode: Small classes are used with a teacher-student ratio of 1:8, so that students can get full attention and guidance from teachers. In addition, the college also offers online courses through Messenger College Online, providing students with a more flexible way of learning.

Application requirements

The college's acceptance rate is 50%, which is somewhat competitive. High school transcripts are required when applying. Although SAT or ACT scores are not required, the school will also consider them. The application fee is $35.

Study abroad costs

The college's average annual net tuition is $17,197, the average financial aid received by students is $7,812, and the proportion of students receiving financial aid is 100%.

Campus life

The college requires freshmen to live on campus, and students are required to attend chapel activities three times a week, but a certain number of absences are allowed each semester.

The school provides a 24-hour campus emergency phone, but there is no on-campus women's center or LGBTQIA student resource group.

School accreditation and ranking

Messenger College is accredited by the Association of Christian Colleges and Universities, and its students are eligible to apply for federal student aid programs. In the university rankings of the Niche website, the school received an overall score of 3.67.