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Overview
Oak Hills Christian College sits on a lakeside campus in the woods near Bemidji, in Minnesota's northern lake country, a setting that shapes much of the school's small, close-knit character. An interdenominational Bible college, it draws students from a range of evangelical church backgrounds rather than one single denomination, and its degrees are built around Bible and theology with a handful of more applied majors layered on top.
Academics
The academic core is Bible and theology, required across majors regardless of a student's eventual career direction, reflecting the school's conviction that ministry-minded biblical literacy matters even for students headed toward camp ministry, worship leadership, or elementary education rather than the pulpit. Class sizes are small enough that faculty know every student personally, and much of the teaching load falls to professors who are also active in local or regional ministry.
Campus & student life
The rural, lakeside setting gives students easy access to outdoor recreation — canoeing, hiking, and the general character of Minnesota's northern lake country — in a way that shapes campus culture as much as any organized activity does. Community is tight by necessity as well as design: the small residential population means chapel, meals, and dorm life all reinforce the same small circle of relationships rather than a large, anonymous campus.
Worth knowing
Being interdenominational rather than tied to one church body means Oak Hills draws a somewhat broader evangelical student base than a single-denomination Bible college, though the overall size and rural isolation still make this a fit mainly for students specifically seeking a small, faith-centered environment rather than a broad range of academic or social options.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
oakhills.edu ↗High school coursework
RequiredGraduation from a recognized secondary school, GED, or recognized home school (no specific course pattern published) -- ACT composite of 18+ or SAT composite of 940+, and a minimum secondary school GPA of 2.0 (applicants 2+ years removed from high school graduation do not need ACT/SAT)
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