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Balance. Balance is a key word for Bob Jones University. Are you going to get the most elite academic training in America? No. But you will get an excellent education. When it comes to its Christian world view, it endeavors to teach its students the proper Biblical view on how to make a difference in this world and not compromise. It does so without the effect of having students become radicalized about minor Christian issues. It provides a safe environment for students to develop socially without... Read More the pressures normally associated with the behavior of this age group. The teachers are appropriate, caring, and prepared. Is the institution perfect? No. But no institution with human beings in it can be. They have made appropriate adjustments throughout their history to address some of their earlier mistakes. The leadership is committed to the overall development of each student.

Bob Jones is a small Christian school with a student body ranging around 3,000. Because of its size and nature, this school is much cheaper than most others while offering a higher caliber of education. It was the perfect size to meet a variety of people while still affording enough anonymity. While the student body care is flawed and legalistic, the current dean is working relentlessly to advocate for the students and to change the stigma surrounding the administration. My department was by far... Read More the best part of my experience at BJU. The theatre faculty are deeply invested in the well being of their students and they work to push us to reach our highest potential. I walked away having gained so much valuable experience and a network that otherwise would not have been possible outside of the faculties involvement.

This review will focus on the degree program. The theological views the program propones are particularly provincial. For example, in 2015 they were still saying that anyone who isn't a dispensationalist isn't interpreting Scripture literally. Dispensationalists haven't pushed this view since the 80s, yet BJ Seminary is still gung-ho here. The faculty was generally unfamiliar with current theological trends, even those among conservative evangelical circles. I asked a main theology prof about federal... Read More headship, an issue for conservative presbyterians for the past 15 years. He didn't even know what it was. Additionally, in the seminary retreats they broadbrush what few current evangelical issues they know as if all evangelicalism is declining into heresy. If a student wants an education that gives him/her a broad overview of theological trends in the evangelical or broader community, I'd advise looking elsewhere.

I am just getting started at Bob Jones and planning on doing a four-year bachelor's degree in nursing. So far, I have taken some online courses to help lighten the load of courses when I get to school. When I first began my online classes, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to connect with the teachers or experience enough classroom interaction with other students; however, this was not the case. In all of my classes, I had excellent instructors who knew a wide spectrum of what their course involved... Read More and were willing to take time to communicate with me what I needed for the course. The set-up for the classes allowed me to communicate with other students about the ideas presented in the class, and these times especially helped me understand the content taught better. Once, I had the chance to travel down to the college and meet one of my instructors, who was glad to meet me in person. Although online courses are usually thought of as non-interactive, I found that the program offered by Bob Jones University allowed me to both learn and enjoy my classes.

It was a great experience. The rules were hard to obey at times, but they were also advantageous in teaching me personal discipline. I use that discipline in every aspect of my life currently. The school adequately prepared me for teaching for 6 years in the middle school and high school classroom. I felt prepared for almost any situation.

None, the same. I loved teaching. It was a degree that could take me... Read More any where. I also use my teaching skills in other areas of life like public service and working with siblings and other young children.

Choose a college. Stick with a legitimate degree even if you decide half way through that you don't enjoy it as much as you once did. However with education, do NOT become a teacher unless you enjoy it. There are too many people picking education as a degree when they should not be in that field. When you get out of college a finished degree makes an impact... not a half degree or something that took you only a few months.