Is Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College a Christian college?

Yes. Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College is a Christian college.

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Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College

Wendell, NC · Private nonprofit · 4-year

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Southeastern Free Will Baptist College in Wendell, North Carolina, is a TRACS-accredited Bible college that offers bachelor's degrees in Bible, Christian education and business. Its official catalog says chapel is required three days a week and dorm students take part in prayer groups, and every bachelor's program includes Old and New Testament survey courses and systematic theology. The college describes its mission as training people for church-related ministries that are distinctively Free Will Baptist in doctrine.

Faith life at a glance

In the college’s own words

“As a Christian educational institution, SFWBC is committed to providing an educational opportunity where the Christian worldview is emphasized as both a basis for thinking and a pattern for living.”
Source: sfwbc.edu
“We are a college that firmly believes in the Great Commission and that we are to minister beyond our Jerusalem.”
Source: sfwbc.edu
“Our students have the opportunity to serve within nearby local churches.”
Source: sfwbc.edu

Questions students ask

Do I have to go to chapel?

Chapel is required three days a week for every student.

Source: sfwbc.edu

What's a normal week?

Students gather in prayer groups at night three times a week.

Source: sfwbc.edu

Where do I find community?

Prayer groups are required for dorm students, and some students serve as Prayer Captains in their dorms.

Source: sfwbc.edu

Can I serve or go on mission trips?

Students have the opportunity to serve within nearby local churches, and the College may sponsor summer mission trips.

Source: sfwbc.edu

Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Faith scorecard

Each area’s grade and what we found. Tap an area to see the findings and their sources.

Worship and chapel

71 of 100 points · 4 of 7 found

Yes:
Chapel services during the week3 or more a week (Chapel is required three days each week (catalog); the Student Life page also says three times a week.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Chapel is required of every student three days each week (depending on class and work schedules).”
  Chapel attendance is required three days a week.
Yes:
Chapel attendance expected of studentsRequired, with a set number of services each term (Chapel attendance is required of every student three days each week.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Chapel is required of every student three days each week (depending on class and work schedules).”
  Chapel attendance is required three days a week.
Partly:
Student worship nights or praise servicesNow and then (Only the annual fall Campus Revival is described as a worship series.)
Sources (1)
1. Student Life | Campus Experience at SFWBCsfwbc.edu/student-life · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Our campus revival takes place early in the fall semester and serves as a spiritual catalyst for the school year.”
  An annual campus revival opens the school year.
Partly:
Prayer opportunities (prayer rooms, prayer groups, days or weeks of prayer)Weekly (Dorm prayer groups meet three times a week at night, per the Student Life page.)
Sources (2)
1. Student Life | Campus Experience at SFWBCsfwbc.edu/student-life · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Three times a week, our students will gather together with their prayer groups at night.”
  Student prayer groups meet three times a week in the evening.
2. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Prayer groups are required for dorm students”
  Prayer groups are required for dorm students and open to off-campus students.
Not enough information:
Campus pastors or chaplains serving studentsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
A chapel or worship space on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Published weekly schedule of chapel, worship and prayerNot enough information: no verified chapel or worship times are recorded.

Bible and theology

90 of 100 points · 6 of 6 found

Yes:
Bible or theology courses required of all bachelor's students3 or more courses (Minimum across all bachelor's programs (Bible, Elementary and Secondary Education, Business): Old and New Testament Survey (BI 101/102), Introduction to Biblical Studies (BI 103), and Systematic Theology I and II (TH 331/332). Counted as three distinct courses.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Bible Requirements—20 hrs. BI 101/BI 102-Old & New Testament Survey 6 hrs. BI 103-Introduction to Biblical Studies 2 hrs. TH 331/TH 332-Systematic Theology 6 hrs.”
  The Business bachelor's degree requires Old and New Testament Survey, Introduction to Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology.
  “Bible—16 hrs. BI 101/BI 102-Old & New Testament Survey 6 hrs. BI 103-Introduction to Biblical Studies 2 hrs. Bible Elective 2 hrs. TH 331/TH 332-Systematic Theology I, II 6 hrs.”
  The Elementary and Secondary Education bachelor's degrees require the same core Bible and theology courses.
Yes:
Required courses include study of the Old and New TestamentsRequired of all students (Old and New Testament Survey (BI 101/102) is required of all bachelor's programs listed in the catalog.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Bible Requirements—20 hrs. BI 101/BI 102-Old & New Testament Survey 6 hrs. BI 103-Introduction to Biblical Studies 2 hrs. TH 331/TH 332-Systematic Theology 6 hrs.”
  The Business bachelor's degree requires Old and New Testament Survey, Introduction to Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology.
  “Core Bible Requirements—21 hrs. BI 101/BI 102-Old & New Testament Survey 6 hrs. BI 103-Introduction to Biblical Studies 2 hrs.”
  The Bible degree core requires Old and New Testament Survey and Introduction to Biblical Studies, with no worldview course in the core.
Partly:
Christian worldview or faith-and-learning courses requiredNone required (TE 307 Biblical Perspective of Worldviews is required in the Education and Business bachelor's programs but is not in the Bible degree core; it is not required of every bachelor's student. It is not counted.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Core Bible Requirements—21 hrs. BI 101/BI 102-Old & New Testament Survey 6 hrs. BI 103-Introduction to Biblical Studies 2 hrs.”
  The Bible degree core requires Old and New Testament Survey and Introduction to Biblical Studies, with no worldview course in the core.
Yes:
Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in academic or faculty policy)Yes
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “As a Christian educational institution, SFWBC is committed to providing an educational opportunity where the Christian worldview is emphasized as both a basis for thinking and a pattern for living.”
  The college's academic philosophy emphasizes a Christian worldview in education.
Yes:
Bible, theology or ministry major offeredYes (Bachelor degree in Bible with majors and double minors.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “A Bachelor Degree in Bible enables students who are preparing”
  A bachelor's degree in Bible is offered, with majors and double minors.
Yes:
A published statement of faithYes
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “STATEMENT OF FAITH I. Trinity: We believe there is but one true and living God whose essence is spirit”
  The college publishes a Statement of Faith.

N/A

Christian community

Not enough information · 3 of 7 found

Not enough information:
Spiritual life staff (pastors, ministers and professional staff)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Retreats or spiritual emphasis weeks each yearSeveral (Campus Revival (early fall), Missions Conference, Missions Retreat and Spring Conference.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “The College also promotes spiritual development through its Campus Revival, Missions Conference, Missions Retreat, and Spring Conference.”
  The college holds a campus revival, a missions conference, a missions retreat and a spring conference each year.
Partly:
Bible studies, small groups and Christian student organizationsA few (Prayer groups for dorm students and available to off-campus students. World Missions Fellowship is listed in the catalog as a student organization.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Prayer groups are required for dorm students”
  Prayer groups are required for dorm students and open to off-campus students.
Not enough information:
Faculty affirm the college's statement of faithNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Faith life in residence halls (hall Bible studies, resident ministry leaders)In every hall (Student prayer captains are named for each dorm ("their respective dorms"), and dorm prayer groups are required.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Various students also serve as Prayer Captains in their respective dorms.”
  Student prayer captains serve in the dorms.
Not enough information:
Help finding a local church (church fairs, rides, partner churches)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Office or senior leader for spiritual life or Christian missionNot enough information: not found in official sources.

Missions and service

66 of 100 points · 4 of 6 found

Not enough information:
Service or outreach officeNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Service hours or service-learning in the curriculumNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Partly:
Missions trips offered to studentsSome (Mission trips may be sponsored each summer, at home and abroad.)
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Each summer, the College may sponsor mission trips to various locations both at home and abroad”
  The college may sponsor mission trips each summer, at home and abroad.
Partly:
Partnerships with local churches and ministries for serviceSome
Sources (1)
1. Student Life | Campus Experience at SFWBCsfwbc.edu/student-life · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Our students have the opportunity to serve within nearby local churches.”
  Students may serve in nearby local churches.
Partly:
Cross-cultural or global ministry programsSome
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “World Missions Fellowship which adopts a foreign or home missionary each semester to provide prayer, financial support, and encouraging correspondence.”
  A student missions fellowship supports a foreign or home missionary each semester.
Yes:
Service explicitly rooted in the Christian missionYes
Sources (2)
1. Student Life | Campus Experience at SFWBCsfwbc.edu/student-life · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “We are a college that firmly believes in the Great Commission and that we are to minister beyond our Jerusalem.”
  The college's missions program is rooted in the Great Commission.
2. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Southeastern exists to train men and women for church-related ministries which are distinctively Free Will Baptist in doctrine and fundamental in practice.”
  The college's stated mission is to train people for church-related ministry in the Free Will Baptist tradition.

Strengths

Chapel attendance is required of every student three days each week.
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Chapel is required of every student three days each week (depending on class and work schedules).”
  Chapel attendance is required three days a week.
Every bachelor's program listed in the catalog includes Old and New Testament survey and systematic theology.
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Bible Requirements—20 hrs. BI 101/BI 102-Old & New Testament Survey 6 hrs. BI 103-Introduction to Biblical Studies 2 hrs. TH 331/TH 332-Systematic Theology 6 hrs.”
  The Business bachelor's degree requires Old and New Testament Survey, Introduction to Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology.
  “Bible—16 hrs. BI 101/BI 102-Old & New Testament Survey 6 hrs. BI 103-Introduction to Biblical Studies 2 hrs. Bible Elective 2 hrs. TH 331/TH 332-Systematic Theology I, II 6 hrs.”
  The Elementary and Secondary Education bachelor's degrees require the same core Bible and theology courses.
The academic philosophy states that a Christian worldview is emphasized as a basis for thinking and a pattern for living.
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “As a Christian educational institution, SFWBC is committed to providing an educational opportunity where the Christian worldview is emphasized as both a basis for thinking and a pattern for living.”
  The college's academic philosophy emphasizes a Christian worldview in education.

Concerns

The Biblical Perspective of Worldviews course is required in the Education and Business degrees; not in the Bible degree core.
Sources (1)
1. 2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Core Bible Requirements—21 hrs. BI 101/BI 102-Old & New Testament Survey 6 hrs. BI 103-Introduction to Biblical Studies 2 hrs.”
  The Bible degree core requires Old and New Testament Survey and Introduction to Biblical Studies, with no worldview course in the core.

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Campus ministry

Chapel, prayer groups and campus revival

Sources (2)

Student Life | Campus Experience at SFWBCsfwbc.edu/student-life · verified Oct. 20, 2026
“It is an opportunity three times a week for our students to be challenged, convicted, encouraged, and blessed spiritually.”
Chapel is held three times a week for students.
“Three times a week, our students will gather together with their prayer groups at night.”
Student prayer groups meet three times a week in the evening.
2026-2027 Catalog, Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible Collegesfwbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/College-Catalog-2026-27-edits-10-5-26.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
“Prayer groups are required for dorm students”
Prayer groups are required for dorm students and open to off-campus students.

What families pay, by income

Average yearly price after grants and scholarships, for students who receive federal aid.

Average net price by family income
Family income	Price after aid
Up to $30,000	$11,086
$30,001–$48,000	$11,469
$48,001–$75,000	$12,766
Over $110,000	$16,703

Full cost of attendance before aid: $21,203 a year.

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Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students Fall enrollment (IPEDS)	74
Men and women College Scorecard, fall 2023	Men 63% · Women 38%
Total students	74
Average net price (per year) After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid	$12,602
Cost of attendance (per year)	$21,203
Graduation rate First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time	42%
First-year retention	81%
Application fee IPEDS, 2023–24	No application fee
Typical rent HUD fair market rent, FY2026	About $1,596 a month for a one-bedroom
Students receiving Pell grants	47%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Campus facts

Setting	Rural
Part-time undergraduates	11%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older	9%
On-campus room and board (per year)	$5,280
Students per faculty member	8 to 1
Nearest airport with airline service	Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)About 21 miles away
Town population	13,064Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or more	RaleighAbout 13 miles away
Typical weather	41°F in January · 79°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Clayton Wtp, NC, about 11 miles away

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). None of this changes the faith grades.

Campus safety reports

On-campus crimes reported in 2024, per 1,000 students.

On-campus crimes per 1,000 students
Category	This campus	U.S. rate
Rape	0.00	0.07
Robbery	0.00	0.01
Aggravated assault	0.00	0.04
Burglary	0.00	0.08
Motor vehicle theft	0.00	0.15

Numbers reflect what each campus reported. They differ with campus size and how reporting is done, so compare with care. U.S. rate: total reported offenses divided by total students at every institution in the report.

Source: Official data: U.S. Department of Education

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IPEDS unit ID 233602
Carnegie classification: Special focus: faith-related institution
Accreditation: Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
Religious affiliation (IPEDS): Free Will Baptist Church
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