South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary

Overview

South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 471, made up of 373 undergraduates and 98 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.

South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Lay Ministry. It awarded 87 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary is an institution of higher learning where the Bible is central in preparing men and women for ministry to serve Christ and His Church through Biblical thought and Christian life.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 11

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

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

54%

First-year retention, part-time students

75%

Student-to-faculty ratio

18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees

28

Associate degrees

31

Master's degrees

27

Professional doctorates

1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

471

Undergraduates, fall 2024

373

Graduate students, fall 2024

98

Full-time, fall 2024

53%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

631

Undergraduates, 2024-25

486

Graduate students, 2024-25

145

Full-time, 2024-25

49%

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

18%

Hispanic or Latino

27%

Black or African American

17%

Asian

2%

Two or more races

2%

International (U.S. nonresident)

30%

Race or ethnicity unknown

4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

11

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Online graduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

31%

Students taking some online courses

50%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Small city

Academic calendar

Semester

Religious affiliation

Interdenominational

Carnegie classification

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

President

Mary Drabik

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact