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Oak Hills Christian College

Bemidji, Minnesota Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, Oak Hills Christian College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 95 students in fall 2024. The school has a religious affiliation.

Oak Hills Christian College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 18 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Bible, Lay Ministry, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 26 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 45% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Mission

Oak Hills Christian College is a Christian academic community whose mission is to provide biblically centered higher education which contributes to growth toward Christ-likeness and prepares students for effective service in their homes, careers, churches, and communities.

Mission statement as reported by Oak Hills Christian College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
95
Students enrolled
45%
First-year retention
26
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
18
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 18

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 8
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Psychology 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Health Professions 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
45%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
14
Associate degrees
6
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
95
Undergraduates, fall 2024
95
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
104
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
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
43%
Men
57%
White
82%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Interdenominational
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCCAA
President
Dr. Martin Giese
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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