Pensacola Christian College

Wow. Just looking at the number of negative comments really says a lot about the university. I don't even know where to begin other than to say if you are considering this college--DON'T! Let me give you some reasons why... They come across as a happy, sunny, solid Christian school--but that is false. The Bible warns against those who claim to be faith based or of God and aren't therefore I believe the Bible warns agains PCC. Yes, it is in a pretty area with a beautiful campus and a very low tuition. This school is a cult. THey lie to you before you even go there--they don't ALLOW you to see the real rule book until you are on campus attending classes. And you actually have to take an 8 week class on the rule book. You are forced to go to chapel and church every day except Saturday and twice on Sundays or you get huge demerits! I was raised a very solid Christian homeschool and I have never been further from my faith adn from God as I was during my year at PCC. They don't allow the internet becuase someone put out a sight bashing PCC--are they trying to hide something by not letting students see that? Of course! They are very harsh when it comes to the woman of the college. You cannot wear anything too short or tight fitting--that's fine but they come up to you and tell you IN PUBLIC that you are "too big ontop" or that your "skirt is WAY too short" (nothing can come above the bottom of your knee. They have require fine arts event that you are made to get dressed up formally for. But the woman have to stand in line for hours at a time sometimes and get your dress "checked" to make sure it isn't too low or tight or shows off you figure too nicely. Then, even if your dress is "approved" a dean informed me that during the fine art's events they stand on the balcony and look down the girls dresses to see if they can see down their chest. If they can see down their dress then they come ask you if you had your dress check and that a tall date can see down their dress. I was with a group of guys when a dean came up to me and said very loadly that I was "popping out on top" and that I needed to go to a bathroom and pull my dress up or go change and get demerits!! I stood in line for an hour and a half that took away from homework to get that dress checked and it was APPROVED! Then I get humiliated in public becuase I wasted my time getting my dress APPROVED! It was rediculous--actually it was sexual harrassment!

Another very difficult insident was all the lies. You are guilty and humiliated whether you are inocent or not! The rules are so rediculous that is causes students to be rebelious and violent. You are constantly decieved by the school and in some cases, your fellow students. I dated someone that was a masked lier--pure evil. He was manipulative and abusive but I had no one to go to or talk to becuase I would be thought guilty for something. I was eventually raped by this person but I could not go to the deans or anyone becuase I would have been kicked out. That is not Christian. TO not help a fellow Christian in need is against Christ's teaching. This person woud constantly tell me I could tell no one or we would both be kicked out. I didn't care if he did but I wanted my education. He abused me physically, sexually and emotionally for a long time and I am still recovering from severe post traumatic stress syndrom. I eventually came home to my loving family and had to tak strong legal action against this person and I wish I could have done the same against the school! You were not allowed to watch TV or even the news!!! That is against our constitution!!! If there was something big happening such as 9/11 you could watch a special presentation of the presidents speach but NO comentaries. You could only use thier library--which was very limited and again NO internet for research or fun. You could only listen to THEIR music (classical hymns), you could not stay up past 10pm (alot of study time, huh?) and if you were caught studying for a test past that time you would be failed. This school is not focused on your education--it is focused on how much they can control you. It is not Biblical in any way--they are a legalistic, unconstitutional CULT! Please, do not go there. For your own well being despite the location and cost--don't go to PCC! As a sister in Christ follow the Lord and go somewhere where you can have a personal relationship with God not one that is canned or forsed on you!

1st Year Female -- Class 2006

Campus Aesthetics: A, Useful Schoolwork: F

Oh boy where do I start? I went to PCC for one semester and had to check myself out. When the deans got wind of the fact that I wanted to leave they brought me in and grilled me as to why I wanted to leave. They treated me like the anti christ becuase I did not go along with their cult. College is about good times, studying , parying, and getting laid. Please dont even think of touching a woman their they will throw you out on your ear. I took more showers there in one semster then I have in my whole life. When i returned to the west coast I put it into anything with a skirt I was so backed up from PCC.

1st Year Male -- Class 2003

Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Education Quality: F

I currently work with high school seniors, and I do not recommed PCC. It was a bizarre 4 years. There are so many rules they have that I feel have no biblical basis. They preach their convictions as doctrine and distort scripture to guilt students into submission.

So many of my friends disappeared in the middle of the night. The deans would buy a plane ticket, put it on the student's bill, and my friends would be gone by morning. They have so many rules, you would expect people to be kicked out if there was a reason or a specific rule broken, but that was not always the case. Many of my friends were told, "It is a privelege to attend here, and after watching you, we do not feel that you have conformed to the standards that we set for our students."

I regret attending there ,but once you start, you are stuck. The college is not accredited, so if you transfer, you have to start all over. Some Christians need an enviroment where they are constantly monitored and held to the highest levels of accountability. For that type of Christian, PCC would be a good option. If you are already a grounded, spiritually growing person, I would not recommend PCC. I found in my own experience, PCC stunted me spiritually, distorted my view of God, and left me with a bitternes that I had to work through after graduation.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000