Rescue College

Opinions of the viability of a degree from Rescue College. I am still working with a friend who is headed toward the ministry. He works in one of the missions where an internship is approved. Thanks. Hille

 

Can you post a weblink for this college?

 

Amazingly enough, http://www.rescue.edu

 

Rescue College is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council and is an affiliate member (which seems to mean something like accrediation candidate) of the Association for Biblical Higher Education, formerly known as the American Association of Bible Colleges. I say it's legit.

 

I am quite familiar with rescue college.

Believe me when I tell you that it is as legit as it gits.

It's only 30 hours of coursework, so to get the bachelors, you must come to the program with 90 hours under your belt; and said 90 hours must contain all the normal lower-division general education requirements that you would expect any accredited bachelors degree to have.

If you don't have that, and if a mere certificate will do, you can can those same 30 hours of coursework, except that at the end you'll only have a certificate and not a bachelors.

The courses are scheduled, so it's not an open enrollment sort of thing. But the cost is very low.

It's a very specialized degree, but at the same time, it teaches many of the same things -- and in the same ways -- as would any non-profit management program. Therefore, if someone were considering getting a bachelors or a certificate in non-profit management, these 30 hours of Rescue College coursework would probably be about the same thing, only with a rescue mission perspective. But when it comes to things like accounting and finance and fundraising and some of the other courses included in that 30 hours, what you'd learn there would apply to virtually any non-profit situation.

 

This is the school that the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions set-up because they recognized the need for leadership training for their people. Historically, rescue missions have served the poor and wasted people in our country. They do great work and the school they have set-up to improve themselves seems to improve itself on a fairly regular basis.

This is a school without pretense. These guys are winners in my book.

However, I would not reccomend this program to someone who is just looking for a Bible school education. This is a Bible school education which is designed for a very specific niche.

 

I like this:


The independent study component includes:

Assigned readings
Listening to audio tapes
Preparing written research projects
Proctored examinations
On-line discussion and collaboration with other students and faculty members
And, other guided learning experiences

So they are DL NS lso $75 a unit its avordble.
With recognized accreditations.

Learner

 

How can one person fluctuate from being articulate and spelling accuately to being incoherent and a poor speller?

Be that as it may, I also like Rescue College.

However, the instructor of the counseling courses seems to have some dubious credentials.

http://www.rescue.edu/html/306.html

 

Quite possibly because the list comes from Rescue College's own site?

(Do a search for On-line discussion and collaboration with other students and faculty members )

 

Yes, I was going to put quote but forgot
To tired.

Learner

 

Totally legit, DETC, responsibly run. Not my theology but a solid school.

 

This type of Bible college looks like it prepares someone for a ministry position within an oragnization such as the Salvation Army. Looks to be a good school if you are called to that type of ministry.

 

Updated info needed - Rescue College

Hi, Revival of the old post on Rescue College.....My friend is taking classes and is involved in this ministry. I am trying to help him in the testing end for the 90 credits. I cannot locate the link on acceptance of CLEP, TECEP , Dantes, ect. Can someone point me in that direction? Thanks. Hille