Pensacola Christian College

Pensacola Christian College is not the same school I graduated from in 1988. Before there was a spirit of service, now there is a spirit of arrogance. PCC has publicly made a fool of itself with the KJV only debate. For religious studies students this is something to be concerned about. They hold some incorrect positions on Bible translations. If you graduate from the college your degree brands you with those crazy positions. I am conservative in theology and orthadox in practice, but PCC is way out there.

I do not tell anyone that I graduated from PCC and PCC doesn't acknowledge I graduated from there. If you don't fit their mold and agree with their position, they will have nothing to do with you. Isn't that REALLY Christian?

I don't even get the alumni emails anymore.
Today I pastor a Southern Baptist Church of approximately 700 members. My degree from PCC had nothing to do with me getting this pastorate. In fact it was a major hurdle to cross to convince the pulpit committee that I was not a PCC clone.If you feel called to the ministry...don't go to PCC...look at Liberty, think about Tennessee Temple, consider Cedarville, go by Bob Jones, but forget PCC!

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

The education was good, but it was non-accredited. This hurts many in the workforce...although it has not affected my career very much.PCC did not prepare me at all for the real world. PCC was so strict and so restrictive that I was never allowed to make my own decisions. Therefore, when I entered the work force, I was totally unprepared to make tough decisions and to make crucial choices.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

I enjoyed many parts of my time at PCC. I made some great friends and met my wife will there. I was very involved student -- I was president of my collegian(required fraternity minus the alcohol, parties, and house), a 'straight A' student, floorleader(person in charge of one floor of the dorm), played intramural sports, worked on campus for two years, and graduated with honors. I, however, can not recommend my alma mater, and would strongly discourage my children from attending. The two main problems I had with PCC were the lack of accreditation and the closedmindedness of the campus.

PCC markets itself as a Christian alternative to all of the big Universities and Colleges across the nation, but it lack the accreditation necessary to make its degree as valuable as a degree from an online university. I did not realize the import of accreditation until it was too late for me to transfer. I went to law school, but could not get into the school of my choice because of PCC's lack of accreditation. If you are going in to the ministry, this is not a problem, but if you plan to seek employment at a public school district, go to graduate school, or find a prestigious career, Pensacola is not the place for you. No matter how friendly the teachers, or how difficult the classes, in our country, accreditation is a large part of what gives a degree its worth, and a degree from PCC is not accredited.Second, the campus if very closeminded. To some this may be a strength, but I was stifled. If a student expressed any point of view contrary to the accepted point of view on any topic, that student could expect discplinary action from the administration. College should be a place to experience diversity of experiences, ideas, and people, but PCC does not allow this. The college allows no independent student newspaper or student led meetings or rallies. I found this lack of free exchange of ideas and cultures discouraging and dissatisfactory.

4th Year Male -- Class 2001

Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Individual Value: F