Providing Affordable & Accessible Degree Programs
SCS is dedicated to providing each student with the opportunity to achieve their academic goals.
SCS is dedicated to providing each student with the opportunity to achieve their academic goals.
$100*
per credit hour
$150*
per credit hour
$200*
per credit hour
$250*
per credit hour
Audit Rate: $65 per credit hour | Drop Fee: $40 per course | Late Registration: $50
Students wishing to apply for financial aid with SCS can fill out the SCS Financial Aid Application.
Stark College & Seminary is a GI Bill approved Institution of Higher Learning. For more information, contact the Director of Financial Aid.
SCS is providing an alternative pathway for ministry leaders to earn theological degrees. 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 $1,900, the Diploma in Ministry (60 credit hours) costs $6,150, the Bachelor of Arts in Ministry (120 credit hours) costs $12,000, and the Master of Arts in Ministry (44 credit hours) costs $11,000. 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 Partnership 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 their degree at their own pace.
Breakdown of MPP Subscription:
Benefit for Students:
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.
Students attending a Baptist church may be eligible for Ministerial Financial Assistance (MFA) from the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT). Freshman and sophomore students qualifying for MFA will receive $50 per semester hour. Qualifying junior and senior students will receive an additional $25 per semester hour. Qualifying graduate students will receive $100 per semester hour. To apply, download the applicable form below.