Ascent College

Gainesville, Virginia Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Gainesville, Virginia, Ascent College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 83 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is Assemblies of God Church.

Ascent College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Divinity/Ministry and Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other. It awarded 28 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

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Open

Admission policy

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

8:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Theology and Religious Vocations 5

Divinity/Ministry CertificateAssociateBachelor Online option 27 graduates
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other Bachelor Online option 1 graduate
Bible Bachelor Online option
Missions/Missionary Studies Bachelor Online option
Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor Online option

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, part-time students: 57%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 4
Associate degrees: 7
Certificates under 1 year: 14
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 83
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 83
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 127
Full-time, 2024-25: 31%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 57%
Men: 43%
White: 42%
Hispanic or Latino: 7%
Black or African American: 18%
Asian: 2%
Two or more races: 2%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 28%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 5
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 35%
Students taking some online courses: 57%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Assemblies of God Church
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President: Robert J Rhoden
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact