Midwestern Baptist College

In 1953, the school was founded in Pontiac, Michigan by Tom Malone Sr. as a liberal arts college, which included a Baptist seminary on more than {{convert|55|acre|m2}}.{{cite news | url=http://www.midwesternbaptistcollege.net/ | title=Education goals| publisher=Midwestern Baptist College & Seminary |year=2009 | access-date = 2009-08-19}} It specializes in Christian theological doctrine. Malone wanted to offer a faith-based education including both academics and morals. The college also stressed being a moral compass, to "abstain from all appearances of evil", and fulfilling the Great Commission.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

For the fall semester of 2010, Midwestern planned to move from Pontiac, Michigan to the property of Shalom Baptist Church in Orion Township, Michigan.{{cite news | url=http://www.midwesternbaptistcollege.net | title=Welcome | publisher=Midwestern Baptist College & Seminary |year=2010 | access-date = 2010-08-19}}

Midwestern Baptist College is not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by its country.[http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ Accreditation database] from U.S. Department of Education According to the US Department of Education, unaccredited degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/diplomamills/accreditation.html|title=Educational accreditation|date=16 October 2009 |publisher=US Department of Education}}

The highest degree the college awards is the Bachelor of Religious Education (B.R.E.) or Bachelor of Sacred Music (B.S.M.).{{cite news | url=http://www.midwesternbaptistcollege.com/college2.html | title=Education goals| publisher=Midwestern Baptist College|year=2006 | access-date = 2006-12-19}} The school also offers associate degree in Music, Commercial Subjects, and Biblical Studies.

• Chuck Baldwin, attended for two years, but did not graduate.{{cite news|url=http://www.cptexas.org/sketch.html |title=Chuck Baldwin: A Biographical Sketch |publisher=Constitution Party of Texas |access-date=2008-10-20 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725040444/http://www.cptexas.org/sketch.html |archive-date=July 25, 2008 }} Baldwin was the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party for the 2008 U.S. Presidential election.
• Kent Hovind, an evangelist, young-earth creationist, and convicted tax protester, earned a Bachelor of Religious Education in 1974.
• Gary Click, a politician.{{Cite magazine |date=2022-08-06 |title=State Legislatures Are Torching Democracy |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/state-legislatures-are-torching-democracy |access-date=2022-09-13 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}

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• [http://www.midwesternbaptistcollege.net Midwestern Baptist College] – Official website

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