Pensacola Christian College

I went to PCC for the Bible program. I knew that the college was not accredited before I attended, but in my particulair field it was not going to be a problem. Man was I wrong!! Two weeks after I graduated my wife left me, and that was the end of my pastoral career/ministry. Now, eleven years later, I would like to return to school and continue my education in a different area. I have had no luck with transfering any of my credits. My education on paper is worthless. I am now facing two years and thousands of dollars just to get my 100 and 200 level classes out of the way. I now have a daughter of my own. Will she go to a Christian high school? -Yes! Will she go to a Christian college? That will be her choice, but she will be informed of what she may gain or lose in doing so. I would like to say something about the rules too. They are every bit as oppressive as you have heard. But, that did not bother me. (At times it did, but I always told myself that if I could survive there, I could survive anywhere.) That is true. It is like a furnace. It melts you down, skims off the slag, and you leave confident. (Much like the military, -look at all the complaints about military life, but also look at the kind of people it produces. The life there is all in what you make it.)

4th Year Male -- Class 1992

Campus Aesthetics: A+, Innovation: C

Like the other PCC alumni, I had both positive and negative experiences at college. Please take this only as one person's experience.

The positive: Students do learn to write appropriate college-level papers. I particularly enjoyed Dr. Rand's creative writing class. (Even when she had a concern about one of my papers, she was constructive.) Dr. Shane Smith (then Mr.), Dr. Dagher (then Mr.), Mrs. Grant, and Dr. Haston were some of the other teachers that genuinely cared. And although Dr. Y. took some time to figure out, he became a main reason that I never just gave up on college altogether.

The median: I guess the "six of one, half a dozen of the other" aspect would be the aloofness of some personnel. Even though my advanced English instructor was strict, I learned a great deal from his class. My work supervisor, considered a bit of an enigma, took special care to talk personally to me when I became frustrated. I still appreciate that.

The negative: At first I didn't notice, but the atmosphere wasn't always welcoming for minorities. My Japanese roommate and I both encountered genuine nastiness from a white floorleader. It's only in retrospect that I see this behavior as prejudice because this floorleader was only nasty to non-white students. The other major negative point is the way PCC's psychology classes discount mental ailments as legitimate health concerns. I believe the attitude "good Christians don't become depressed" is both uncaring and uninformed. PCC is definitely not for everyone. If you're one who thrives in a rigidly structured environment, then consider PCC. If you prefer more leeway, you might want to look elsewhere.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000