- Bay Ridge Christian College
Infobox University
name = Bay Ridge Christian College
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established = 1953
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type = Private
affiliation = Church of God
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president = Rev. Stanford Simmons, Ed.D
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city = Fort Bend County
state =Texas
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country =United States
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sports = basketball
colors = Royal Blue, Gold, and White
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nickname =Eagle s
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athletics =Association of Christian College Athletics
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website = [http://www.bayridgecc.com/ www.bayridgecc.com]
footnotes =Bay Ridge Christian College is an is an unaccredited, historically black
college located in unincorporated Fort Bend County,Texas ,United States , north of Kendleton and west of Beasley. [http://www.bayridgecc.com/directions.htm]This two-year Christian junior college is affiliated with the Church of God. The college offers a college credit program (a two-year Ministerial Certificate) and a continuing education program called the Ministry and Leadership Development Institute.
The mission of Bay Ridge Christian College is "to challenge, educate, equip, and empower students in a Christ-centered environment to be effective and responsible stewards and servant-leaders in their churches, careers, families and communities modeling exemplary excellence in character, values and integrity." cite web
url=http://churchofgod.chog.org/ME2/Audiences/dirsect.asp?sid=A0465E44C0554FB78FB169D6A0C1D9B2&nm=%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0Affiliated+Organizations|title=Affiliated Organizations
accessdate=2007-01-12
work=]Academic Profile
Bay Ridge is a two-year
junior college that provides an alternative college experience for students who may not be prepared to attend a four-yearcollege oruniversity .Students who complete our program may transfer to four-year universities or colleges to pursue their bachelor’s degree.
Currently, the college does not hold accreditation, but is seeking degree-granting authority and accreditation with the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).Majors/Career Oriented Programs
Bay Ridge Christian College offers certification in the areas of Ministerial and Entrepreneurship.
Ministerial
*Life/Teachings of Christ
*Biblical Interpretation
*Management:A Biblical Approach
*Introduction to Christian MissionsEntrepreneurship
*Accounting
*Finance
*MarketingCore Program Courses
*Basic Christianity
*Old Testament Survey
*New Testament Survey
*Student Ministries
*Systematic Theology
*Entrepreneurship 1 & 2
*Fundamentals of English
*English Composition
*American Literature
*Research Writing
*Fundamentals of Math
*College Algebra
*Geometry / Trigonometry
*Calculus
*Spanish I-IV
*Earth Science
*Human Biology
*Introduction to Computers
*General Psychology
*Introduction to Computers
*General Psychology
*Introduction to Sociology
*American History
*African American History
*Hispanic / Latin American History
*Health & Wellness
*Physical Education
*Women's Studies
*Introduction to PerformanceHistory
Bay Ridge Christian College was founded by Dr. James Horace Germany in 1953 in northern
Mississippi to prepareAfrican-American leadership for both urban and rural churches and the communities they serve. cite web
url=http://www.bayridgecc.com/history.htm|title=BRCC History|accessdate=2007-04-03|work=] After several years of operating the college inMississippi , he moved the college toKendleton, Texas after being beaten by members of the white Citizens Council of Senatobia and localKlansmen .Citation|first =Susan|last =Orr-Klopfer |author-link = |first2 = Fred |last2 = Klopfer |author2-link = |editor-last =|editor-first = Margaret|editor2-last = Block|editor2-first =|contribution =|contribution-url =|title = Where Rebels Roost: Mississippi Civil Rights Revisited|year = 2006|pages = ix - x|place = |publisher = lulu|url = http://themiddleoftheinternet.com/RebelsRoostPrologue.pdf |doi =|id =] Today, the institution serves a multicultural population.Campus
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Residential Facilities
*Apartments
*Female Only Residence Halls
*Male Only Residence Halls
*Married/family Housingtudent activities
*Choral groups
*Religious organizations
*Student governmentAthletics
Infobox college athletics
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name = Bay Ridge Eagles
university = Bay Ridge Christian College
conference =Association of Christian College Athletics
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city = Kendleton
state = Texas
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teams = 1
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nickname = Eagles
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color1 = Royal Blue
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color2 = Gold
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pageurl = http://www.bayridgecc.com
pagename = Bay Ridge Christian CollegeIntercollegiate Athletics
Bay Ridge Christian College holds membership in the
Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA), competing in men'sbasketball . The school's colors are Royal Blue, Gold, andWhite and the nickname is theEagle s.Intramural Athletics
*Softball (Men's and Women's)
*Volleyball (Men's and Women's)Notable Alumni
Alum|name=Dr. Alvin Dillard|year=|nota=Pastor of Faith Community Church (
Killeen, Texas ) and President of Building Stone Bible College (Killeen, Texas )|ref= [cite web
url=http://www.iifbc.com/certinstructors.php|title=International Institute of Faith Based Counseling Certified Instructors|accessdate=2007-05-08|work=] Alum|name=Dr. Robert C. Williams|year=|nota=Associate Professor of Education and Program Coordinator of Secondary Education (Sam Houston State University )|ref= [cite web
url=http://www.shsu.edu/gradcat/faculty.html|title=Sam Houston State University Graduate Catalog|accessdate=2007-05-08|work=]uggested Reading
* Germany, Horace "At Any Cost", (Anderson, Indiana: Warner Press, 2000)
External links
* [http://www.bayridgecc.com/ www.bayridgecc.com] official web site
* [https://www.collegeview.com/common/keyfacts/html/5001039/keyfact.pdf College View Key Facts Page]
* [http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/CN/ZDispatch?pageName=.cnsearch.school_summary.results&inst=4061 CollegeNET – Bay Ridge Christian College]
* [http://www.chog.org/ www.chog.org] Church of God Ministries, Inc. official web siteReferences
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