Central Christian College of the Bible

Private · MO

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMO · Midwest

SettingRural

Undergrads154

Student:faculty10:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate10.3%

6-yr grad rate21.9%

Drop-out rate31.2%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$12k

Out-of-state tuition$12k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity37%

Gender diversity31.2%

International2.6%

IdentityChristian Churches and Churches of Christ

Overview

Central Christian College of the Bible sits in Moberly, a small city in central Missouri, and trains students almost exclusively for vocational ministry — pastoral work, missions, youth ministry, worship leadership — within the Christian churches/churches of Christ movement. Nearly every degree, including its handful of non-ministry majors, is built on a shared core of biblical and theological coursework, so a student pursuing a secondary interest still graduates having studied scripture, hermeneutics, and church history alongside it.

Academics

The curriculum favors practical ministry preparation over academic theology for its own sake — students commonly serve in local churches or ministry placements while still enrolled, not only after graduating. Class sizes are small enough that students work closely with faculty who are often ordained ministers themselves, and instruction leans toward applied training such as preaching, basic counseling, and church administration rather than a broad liberal-arts distribution.

Worth knowing

The college has built a reputation around aggressive scholarship and tuition-discount programs meant specifically to keep ministry training affordable, on the logic that graduates are heading into vocations that rarely pay well. Its size and single-tradition focus mean chapel life and student expectations are tied closely to the Christian churches/churches of Christ tradition rather than a broader, nondenominational evangelicalism.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate—

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot reported

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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