Southeastern Baptist College is a private

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. Founded in 1948, it offers both a 4-year

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program and a 2-year curriculum. The college is accredited at the state level by the Mississippi Commission on Accreditation and by the

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(ABHE) on the national level.

Academics

Southeastern offers Associate of Arts degrees in Bible, Business, and General Education and a Bachelor of Science degrees in Church Ministries and Business. All liberal arts courses are taught by qualified faculty from a Christian Worldview perspective. Southeastern has many graduates continue on to such seminaries as the

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in Fort Worth,

, Liberty University and Seminary in Lynchburg,

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in Chattanooga,

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, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in

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, as well as locally, William Carey University in

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Campus

The campus is located on containing nine buildings on Hwy. 15 N just outside Laurel, MS in the Shady Grove community. Laurel is just a short drive from

, Meridian, and

Affiliation

Southeastern Baptist College is owned and operated by the Baptist Missionary Association of the state of Mississippi and governed by a board of trustees elected annually by the association.

External links

Official website
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