Certificate in Ministry
$100
per credit hour
Diploma in Ministry Studies
$150
per credit hour
Bachelor of Arts in Ministry
$200
per credit hour
Master of Arts in Ministry
$250
per credit hour
Additional Information:
Audit Rate: $65 per credit hour | Drop Fee: $40 per course | Late Registration: $50
Financial Aid
Students wishing to apply for financial aid with SCS can fill out the SCS Financial Aid Application. The application lists two pathways of financial aid:
1. Individual Scholarships
– Students who submit an essay within the application might be eligible for financial aid with SCS. These amounts are awarded at the close of the fall and spring registrations.
2. Ministry Partner Program
– Students enrolling in the Ministry Partner Program (MPP) gain unlimited course access to complete the Certificate and/or Diploma at their own pace. The program requires students to recruit partners to make nominal monthly donations to the college.
Ministry Partner Program
SCS is providing an alternative pathway for ministry leaders to earn a Certificate in Ministry or a Diploma in Ministry. The traditional way of paying tuition is for the student to pay per credit hour and bear the financial obligation alone. Even though SCS already offers the most affordable tuition in South Texas, costs remain a hardship for many of SCS’s students. Currently, the Certificate in Ministry (19 credit hours) costs $1,805 and the Diploma in Ministry (60 credit hours) costs $8,980. What if students and a circle of donors could make an affordable monthly payment for a limited time so that ministry training becomes a shared blessing and not an individual burden? Now they can!
As part of the Ministry Partner Program eligibility requirements, students must enroll in Fundamentals of Christian Stewardship, which requires students to recruit partners to make nominal monthly donations to the college. Enrolled students then gain unlimited course access to complete the Certificate and/or Diploma at their own pace.
Breakdown of MPP Subscription:
- SCS Certificate student and 6 partners give $25 a month for twelve months.
- SCS Diploma student and 6 partners give $50 a month for twenty-four months.
Benefit for Students:
- Certificate in Ministry student pays $300 vs. $1,805.
- Diploma in Ministry student pays $1,500 vs. $8,980.
Benefit for local Churches:
Statistics indicate more pastors fail from poor people-skills than lack of doctrinal knowledge. Since ministry is never conducted in isolation, ministers need the interpersonal skills of leadership and resource management as part of their training. With limited resources already, the local church needs a well-rounded leader who not only can teach orthodoxy (right doctrine), but also can teach orthopraxy (right living). The MPP offers eligible students personalized coaching in stewardship, leadership, and communication for the 21st-century church.
Please note that MPP donors give to the program, not a particular student, so the donations remain 100% tax-deductible.
