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Ecclesia College is a Christian institution of biblical higher education in Springdale, Arkansas, connecting academic study with biblical learning, mentoring, practical work, and service.
Biblical higher education with a practical purpose.
Ecclesia approaches college as more than the completion of courses toward a degree. Academic learning is intentionally connected with Christian formation, practical responsibility, mentoring, leadership, and service.
The College serves students through its Springdale Campus and through EC Online.
As an institution of biblical higher education, Ecclesia College equips Christ followers with godly character traits, academic competencies, and work skills to be effective leaders for the advancement of Christ’s Kingdom within our troubled world.
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Springdale, Arkansas
Ecclesia’s campus is located in Northwest Arkansas, with access to the broader Springdale, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Bentonville region.
Springdale Campus + EC Online
Undergraduate study is available through the Springdale Campus, while EC Online provides additional undergraduate and graduate pathways.
Explore EC Online →Institutionally Accredited
Ecclesia College is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation.
Accreditation & Recognition →Royals · NCCAA
Ecclesia’s intercollegiate athletic programs compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association.
Royals Athletics ↗Explicitly Christ-Centered
Scripture and a biblical worldview are intentionally integrated into Ecclesia’s educational philosophy, student experience, and institutional mission.
What Ecclesia Believes →Learning + Work + Service
Ecclesia connects classroom learning with mentoring, practical work, service, and opportunities to practice responsibility and leadership.
Learn About Work-Learning →What does the educational model actually look like?
Several parts of the Ecclesia experience are intentionally connected rather than treated as separate pieces of college life.
Academic Learning
Students study within their chosen academic field while learning to think carefully, communicate effectively, and approach knowledge through a biblical worldview.
Personal Mentoring
Ecclesia’s mentoring model provides regular contact with people who help students connect life, learning, relationships, faith, and responsibility.
Work-Learning
Springdale Campus students participate in Work-Learning-Service, connecting education with practical work experience, responsibility, teamwork, and career preparation.
Service & Christian Community
Service Learning, Assembly, and other parts of community life challenge students to move from simply knowing truth toward practicing and sharing it.
Work experience is meant to prepare students for what comes next.
Practical preparation is part of Ecclesia’s educational model, not an activity added around the edges of college life.
Said their internship prepared them to enter the professional world.
Among graduates who responded to the applicable Graduate Exit Survey question, 78.5% felt their internship prepared them for professional life.
Ecclesia College Graduate Exit Survey · 2022–2025 respondents See Student Outcomes & methodology →Study in Springdale or through EC Online.
Start with the way you want to study, then explore the degree path that fits your goals.
Campus Undergraduate Programs
Study on campus while participating in Ecclesia’s academic, mentoring, Work-Learning-Service, Assembly, and student-life experience.
Associate of Arts · Associate of General Studies · Associate of Biblical Studies
Biblical & Theological Studies · Christian Education · Psychology & Counseling · Leadership · Business Administration — Management · Business Administration — Marketing · Sport Management
Undergraduate & Graduate Online Programs
EC Online extends Ecclesia’s biblical higher-education mission to students who need the flexibility of distance education.
Associate of Arts · Associate of General Studies · Associate of Biblical Studies
Biblical & Theological Studies · Christian Education · Psychology & Counseling · Leadership · Christian Leadership · Business Administration — Management · Business Administration — Marketing
M.A. Biblical Studies · M.A. Christian Apologetics · M.A. Christian Education · M.A. Christian Leadership · Master of Divinity
Some parts of Ecclesia matter more than a statistic.
Understanding the expectations and rhythms of Ecclesia can tell you more about fit than simply knowing the College’s location or student-to-faculty ratio.
Mentoring is part of the educational model.
Mentoring is intended to connect students regularly with guidance around learning, faith, relationships, values, and life.
Work is part of a Springdale Campus education.
Work-Learning-Service is required for Springdale Campus students and is designed to develop practical skills, responsibility, teamwork, communication, and workplace experience.
Service is an educational expectation.
Service Learning gives students structured opportunities to serve others and develop a stronger sense of personal and community responsibility.
Assembly shapes the weekly campus rhythm.
Required campus-wide Assemblies meet twice each week and bring together biblical teaching, Christian leadership, shared learning, and community life.
Royals compete through the NCCAA.
Intercollegiate athletics provide another avenue for students to compete, develop discipline, and represent Ecclesia.
Visit Royals Athletics ↗Looking for the basics?
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Springdale, AR 72762
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Mission, Vision & Values
Understand what Ecclesia believes education is for and what the College seeks to develop in students.
Explore Mission & Values → Since 1975Our History
Follow Ecclesia’s development from its early ministry-training roots to the College it is today.
Explore Our History → TodayLeadership & Governance
See the people currently entrusted with leadership and governance of Ecclesia College.
Leadership & Governance → InstitutionalAccreditation & Recognition
Learn about Ecclesia’s institutional accreditation and how that status can be independently verified.
Accreditation & Recognition →Facts can narrow your list. A visit can help you decide.
See the campus, meet the people, explore your academic interests, and ask the questions that matter to you.