Pensacola Christian College

Clean, safe, and a good education (despite not being accredited). However, be ready for incredibly strict rules governing almost every aspect of your social life. If you're submissive to authority and don't have any aggressive social goals during college, the low tuition, and generally good education experience (unless you're an elementary ed. major - no accredidation makes job-hunting difficult) makes PCC the place for year. Great for getting out debt-free!

4th Year Male -- Class 1998

Campus Aesthetics: A+, Individual Value: F

The college was something of a help for me, but not all
that much (in terms of technical training). However, that
was not due to a fault of the college... I learned the
trade early and really only went to college as a formality,
to acquire the degree. From what I see, their CS department
is improving, but still has a ways to go. Unfortunately,
with PCC's emphasis on non-technical degrees (with the
exception of nursing, and possibly engineering,) it will
very likely always be a bit behind secular schools.
I went to PCC "cold-turkey", with no prior visits, and t
was pretty much what I expected. I never had a problem with
most of the rules.... If you want a TV in your dorm,
unlimited private Internet access, allowed male-female
contact, and other such minor things (most of which a good
Christian school is obviously better without), PLEASE don't
waste four years of your life and four years worth of
tuition just sitting on campus wishing you had it. GO GET
IT--somewhere else.
Lack of accreditation wasn't an issue for me. In my mind,
and that of many others, accreditation = compromise. If you
want an accredited college, look elsewhere. There's no use
complaing about PCC's lack of it; if you value it, don't
attend.
What was good about the school? The facilities were
excellent, the educational quality was great, and there was
much CLEAN fun to be had. I met a lot of friends of lik
mind who also wanted to serve God. I was exposed to good
preaching, and sheltered from a lot of things that could
have ruined my life. No, it's not perfect, but no place is.
I feel the school would be better were there a few very
minor changes, but there's no real reason for me to even
list them since they aren't that important... you'll have
your own opinion on what the flaws are should you attend,
as you would anywhere else.
I would recommend it, provided you've prayed and felt the
Lord leading you there. After all, that's probably the only
real point that matters, isn't it?

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000