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Grace Christian university is an excellent school. I applied myself 100 percent, and received 100 percent value for my time, money, and commitment. The professors were attentive and provided timely relevant feedback, and all my courses were relevant to my degree. Some of my major courses included criminal justice, general psychology, lifespan psychology, sociology, human services, conflict management, marriage and family, abnormal psychology, survival psychology, counseling, and research statistics.... Read More Not only did Grace make me career-ready, but I also graduated academically and morally ready to make a positive impact on employers and every academic institution to which I applied and was accepted to graduate school. Lastly, college writing a research made me extra valuable in the workplace and in life.

Grace Christian University is the utter epitome of mixed bags. Some professors are fantastic while others are lazy and unintentional. Some classes I will never forget taking while others I can't believe cost me thousands of dollars. Also a shame to see the general student body treated as pathetic toddlers - I cannot take any of their events seriously. The shine's worn off the penny. I am staying around purely because the allure of a future degree has given me opportunities I would otherwise lack.... Read More That should say enough.

I love Grace Christian! I take online classes. The class sizes are great. I love all the friends I have made. The material we learn is very useful. The professors are awesome. I don't think it cost an unreasonable amount as some other comments have said. I pay about $350 per course not $1000. I do not pay $150 for blackboard per class. I don't know where they got that but they graduated before I started. It does take two months for financial aid to receive pell grants and distribute them. It also... Read More takes the government a couple months to process pell grants and distribute them.

Their online program is a joke. It just seems like a money making scheme. The fees were outrageous. I received the least amount of financial aid than any other school I attended. You have to wait until almost 2 months into each semester to get your financial aid funds as well. I was charged the same fee 4 times. It was 150 dollar fee to access the student portal and blackboard. They charged it PER CLASS. $600 to access their online system PER SEMESTER. When I asked why I had to pay 4 times to access... Read More the same exact system, financial aid literally said "they weren't sure why". The online classes were pointless. I learned nothing even though I graduated with a 4.0. Professors were lazy and most of the assignments given didn't even pertain to the class I was taking. Overall, it was an awful and expensive experience.

My experience in the Youth Ministry degree was really excellent. I appreciated the classes and the professors. I would have wanted the practicum to come sooner in the degree (it was my final semester of senior year). My experience with the practicum was excellent, however one of my classmates didn't realize UNTIL the practicum that she didn't enjoy youth ministry because of that experience. So, for her, the practicum came too late. For me, however, it was excellent. (and perhaps they have changed... Read More that since I graduated already more than 10 years ago!)

I loved my time at Grace! In a small school setting I was able to make some lifelong friends but more importantly, I was able to further my relationship with the Lord and deepen my understanding of the Bible. I spent several years on the mission field and I would not have been able to do the work I did if it were not for the training and knowledge I received from Grace Bible College. It saddens me that someone might not recommend this school when I see all of the genuine love and concern that the... Read More faculty and staff have for the students.

I wish I could say a lot of good things about this school. Unfortunately their isn't that much good to say about the school. My degree (Digital Media) was cancelled halfway through my time at the school. Which they kept the degree going for those enrolled in program until we graduated, our funding was cut to almost nothing and as a result the gear we were promised never came and we had to finish our degree training with gear that was really sophomore in level. On top of that after graduation no one... Read More coming out of the digital media program got an ounce of support from the faculty. A lot of my friends who had gone to Grand Valley, or Cornerstone received emails from their school with opportunities in their field of study. We never had this happen. The faculty treated the two professors who ran the degree with such disrespect and lack of support that they both left and are now teaching at Cornerstone. If it had not been for those two professors I would have left Grace Bible College after the degree got cut. They were the only bright spot in my education there which is why I did give the school such a high score for quality of instruction. If you want that quality now you better head to Cornerstone! The schools financial aid and scholarships are a joke. When i attended the max scholarship was only $500. A lot of the faculty is condescending in attitude which is all a result of the president of the schools attitude toward anyone who does not enter pastoral studies. If you decide that you would like to do something besides mission work or becoming a pastor you are treated as a second rate part of the school. This is not just the angry ramblings of a recent graduate. I have been removed from the school for some time now. However it would be wrong of me to not speak out if it means I potentially sway a young college student from blindly accepting what this school is selling.