Christian college

Religious higher education

A Christian college is a college or university affiliated with a Christian denomination or founded on Christian principles.

These institutions typically integrate faith with academics, often requiring chapel attendance, religious coursework, or adherence to behavioral codes: She chose a Christian college where she could study biology within a faith-based community.

The term covers a range from loosely affiliated schools to strictly evangelical institutions.

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religious affiliation

Christian collegestate university

Government-funded higher education institution

public university · community college · public institution · research university

specific religious tradition

Christian collegeyeshiva

Jewish religious study institution

madrasa · rabbinical school

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