Online Education

Central Christian College of the Bible's Online Education Program provides the same academic excellence we offer in the campus classroom, but in the virtual classroom. You can take classes with our first-class professors from the comfort of your own home and enjoy the benefits of a relevant higher Biblical education.

Basic Information

CCCB's online program is meant to be flexible and convenient. The classes are 7 week long intensive courses. Students are expected to set aside 15-20 hours a week for each online class. Online classes usually consist of several components: reading assignments (about 100 pages a week), video/audio lectures, discussion forums, test/quizes, and writing assignments. The exact mix is determined by the professor in order to meet the learning objectives of each class, but generally these are the main categories of online class work. There are no set times that you will need to be on, but you will need to meet deadlines to complete course work.

Online EducationCCCB currently offers an Associate of Biblical Studies degree as well as a one year certificate program completely online.* Click on the below links for more information and to see the program requirements:

Associate of Biblical Studies
Certificate of Biblical Knowledge

How to be successful in an online class

In order to be successful in an online class, there are a few things you must have.

  1. You need a basic understanding of how to use the computer and the internet. In addition to knowing how to use e-mail and messaging services, you will need the following:
    • You need to be in the regular habit of checking your e-mail--minimally three times a day (morning, daytime, nighttime).
    • Know how to browse and attach documents to e-mails and/or workspaces.
    • Be able to download and use more than one internet browser (particularly Firefox).
    • You need to know how to download and intall additional (free) programs which may help you communicate and/or complete your work. i.e. Skype, Flash add on, Windows Live, etc.
    • Know how to add people to your safe senders list.
    • Be able to play various media formats (flash, mp3, mp4, etc.)
    • Know how to take screen shots ("PrtSc" on most PCs)
  2. You need to have good time management skills: Every collegestudent is better off with good time management skills, but it is particularly important for an online student. In these 7 week intensive courses, if you do not manage your time well, you will be overwhelmed quickly. A 7 week intensive course is equal to or greater than taking two traditional classes concurrently. This means most students need about 15-20 hours a week to complete course work!
  3. You need to have reliable high speed internet access at all times.  Dial-up access will not do.  There are media files in some of the online courses that will not play well, or at all, on dial up connections. Also, if your access is not reliable it is easy to fall behind and become overwhelmed due to the short duration of the classes.

 

 

*CCCB does not currently offer a Bachelor Degree completely online. It is however possible for some transfer students to complete a large quantity of their requirements for the Bachelor of Religous Study online and then finish up a few classes on campus.