Northern Christian College is a private Christian higher education institution in

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. It was founded in 1933. It is associated with the

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and the

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. Baccalaureate programs are offered in the fields of

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, and commerce-secretarial. The school also offers a master's degree program in education. There are 80 members on the faculty, and student enrollment is approximately 2000.

History

Northern Christian College, Inc. was first established as Northern Luzon Christian College in

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in 1933. The college moved to

in 1943, but was closed the next year due to

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. The school was reopened as Northern Christian College in 1946.

Academics

In 2007, NCC registered approximately 2000 undergraduate and graduate students. All programs in offered by NCC are recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and range from degrees (A.B., B.S., M.S., M.A., and Ph.D.) in several disciplines including: *

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Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

Business management Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of managemen ...

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* Hotel and restaurant management

Religious Affiliation

The college is affiliated with the

in the United States, the INOCAG-ISU Christian Fellowship whose local churches are known as the Church of Christ Disciples and the

External links

Northern Christian College, Inc.
official website {{Coord missing, Philippines Schools in Laoag Protestant schools in the Philippines Universities and colleges in Ilocos Norte