Central Bible College is a private coed Bible college for the Assemblies of God. It was founded in 1922 with the main campus being located in Springfield, Missouri. The college has a Bible-centered curriculum designed to educate and train ministers, missionaries, and Christian workers. As of April 2011, Central Bible College had 628 full-time students and 109 part-time students. Central Bible College has been accredited with the Association for Biblical Higher Education since 1948 and was last reaccredited in 2006. In addition, Central Bible College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning... Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and was last reaccredited in 2010. Upon the founding of the Assemblies of God in 1914, there was need for training pentecostal ministers and missionaries. Central Bible Institute was created as a response to this need in 1922 by the General Council of the Assemblies of God. After starting in the basement of Central Assembly of God in Springfield, Missouri, the institution established a campus on the north side of Springfield where it still remains today.
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