The Baptist College of Florida

Based in Graceville, the Baptist College of Florida provides low-cost distance education through its learning management system, MyBCF. Online academics follow the same semester schedule as traditional programs but operate asynchronous classes that enable students to maintain work and family obligations while pursuing their credentials. The catalog features bachelor's programs for music education, psychology, and history/social studies. Students can also obtain a business leadership degree that covers foundational management and marketing skills. BCF delivers three remote graduate programs, which include Christian studies and music/worship leadership. Additionally, distance learners may obtain a master of arts in counseling. This 30-credit, practice-based program helps candidates develop holistic interpersonal and social support skills to work in missions, ministry, and other nonlicensed counseling settings. To enroll, candidates submit school transcripts, standardized test results, and two recommendations. All students benefit from one affordable tuition price regardless of program or legal residency. BCF funds over 100 institutional scholarships.
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Admissions Breakdown
Acceptance Rate Insight
62% of students
were accepted during the 2020-2021 school year. Sometimes schools
with midrange acceptance rates have higher standards of entry but
are still accessible to many students who apply.
Retention Rate Insight
67% of full-time
students stayed to continue their studies the following academic
year. These students started in Fall 2019 and returned in Fall
2020.
Graduation Rate Insight
75% of students
graduated out of all full-time, first-time students who began their
studies in Fall 2014. Keep in mind many students who enroll are
not typically first-time students, as most are adult learners.
Therefore, the number of first-time students is traditionally low.
Application Considerations
Test scores: | Required | High school transcript: | Required |
High school rank: | Not required or recommended | Letter of recommendation: | Not required or recommended |
High school GPA: | Required | Open admission: | No |
Completion of college prep program: | Considered (not required) | Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL): |
Transfer Credit Policy
Dual enrollment: Yes
Advance placement (AP) credits: Yes
Credit for qualified life experience*:
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*This can include previous jobs, trainings, licenses/credentials,
or seminars. You may need to complete an exam or provide a
portfolio to earn credit.
Learning Environment
49:1
Student to faculty ratio
Degrees Awarded by Program
Degrees given for the 2020-2021 academic year.
# | Programs | BA | MA | Doc |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Biological And Biomedical Sciences | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
2 | Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
3 | Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
4 | Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
5 | Education | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
6 | Engineering | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
7 | Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
8 | Health Professions And Related Programs | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
9 | Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
10 | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
11 | Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
12 | Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, And Kinesiology | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
13 | Physical Sciences | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
14 | Psychology | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
15 | Security And Protective Services | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |
16 | Social Sciences | ✔ | ✕ | ✕ |