Providence Christian College

Private · Moderately Selective · CA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationCA · West

SettingUrban

Undergrads168

Student:faculty17:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate12.5%

6-yr grad rate20%

Drop-out rate21.4%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$37k

Out-of-state tuition$37k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity54.8%

Gender diversity46.4%

International5.4%

IdentityUndenominational

Overview

Providence Christian College, in Pasadena, California, is a small Reformed (Calvinist) Christian liberal-arts college built around a shared classical core curriculum rather than an open menu of majors. Its deliberately small enrollment is meant to support close mentoring relationships between students and faculty.

Academics

Nearly every student moves through the same sequence of great-books-style core courses in literature, history, philosophy, and theology before any specialization — an approach closer to a classical liberal-arts seminar model than a typical modern university curriculum with early major declaration.

Worth knowing

The college's Reformed theological identity and small size mean campus life is closely tied to church involvement and a shared doctrinal perspective; students should expect a tightly integrated academic and spiritual community rather than a large, religiously diverse campus.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate100%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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