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Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Cleveland, Tennessee Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Pentecostal Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Cleveland, Tennessee. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 517 students in fall 2024, including 89 undergraduates and 428 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Church of God.

Pentecostal Theological Seminary offers certificates, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Theology, Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling, and Pre-Theology. It awarded 97 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Mission

The mission of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary is to prepare men and women for Christian ministry in today's world. The Seminary is dedicated to carry out this task as an act of obedience to God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Seminary is committed to the absolute authority of Scripture and to the Holiness-Pentecostal interpretation of the Christian faith as set forth in the Declaration of Faith of the Church of God. The Seminary seeks to be a community of faith, worship, and study, nurturing covenantal relationships and creating awareness of the world mission and global diversity of the Church.

Mission statement as reported by Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Key figures

517

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

22:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

CertificateMasterPhD

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 4

Theology MasterPhD Online option 51 graduates
Pre-Theology Certificate Online option 16 graduates
Divinity/Ministry Master Online option 8 graduates
Pastoral Studies/Counseling Master Online option 2 graduates

Health Professions 1

Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling Master Online option 20 graduates

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio: 22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Master's degrees: 61
Other doctoral degrees: 20
Certificates of 2 to 4 years: 16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 517
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 89
Graduate students, fall 2024: 428
Full-time, fall 2024: 46%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 731
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 164
Graduate students, 2024-25: 567
Full-time, 2024-25: 37%
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: 37%
Men: 63%
White: 31%
Hispanic or Latino: 27%
Black or African American: 16%
Asian: 2%
Two or more races: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 19%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 5
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 91%
Students taking some online courses: 6%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation: Church of God
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President: Michael L. Baker
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact