In July of 1985, Dr. David Nicholas was selected to assume the presidency. Coming from a background of experience in both pastoral ministry and Christian higher education, Dr. Nicholas led in the broadening of SBC’s curriculum, initiated a daily radio Bible teaching broadcast known as Truth for Today, led SBC in sponsoring the annual Greater Redding Area Church Enrichment Convention (GRACE), the Alpha and Omega Conference on Creation and End Time Prophecy. He also began an aggressive pursuit of institutional accreditation. In 1997, accreditation with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) was attained. TRACS is the only Christian accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit both undergraduate and graduate institutions. TRACS is also approved by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Consequently, Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is now listed in the publications, Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education (consulted by all accredited institutions to determine transfer credit eligibility), and the Higher Education Directory, which lists all USDE approved institutions and accrediting agencies. Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is also approved by the Association of Christian Schools International to offer classes and programs leading to ACSI Certification.2012-2013 - Shasta Bible College and Graduate School (Summer 2012 revision)
Currently, SBC offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Bible and Theology with minors available in Pastoral Ministry, Cross Cultural Missions, Biblical Studies, Theological Studies, Biblical Languages, Biblical Counseling, Christian Family Life Education, Youth Ministry and Christian Education. A Bachelor of Arts in Christian Professional Studies is also offered (Available only in the ASCEND Program, an intensive degree completion curriculum designed for students 25 years and older who have completed at least 60 units or hold an A.A. degree). In 1999, the graduate division of SBC was initiated making the Master of Science in Church/School Administration available to educators desiring to qualify for administrative positions in the Christian school and/or church environment. Master of Arts degrees in Christian Ministry, Biblical Counseling and Christian Family Life Education are now available as well.
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School also offers a unique educational service to the community through its SOAR (Strategic Opportunity for Academic Recovery) program. This program provides individualized educational assistance to students in public and private schools who are struggling with reading and math. The SOAR program has proven successful in raising student grade levels and affords SBC’s education majors hands-on experience in dealing with educationally challenged elementary and high school students as well as some adults. The campus is located on 55 acres three miles east of downtown Redding. Presently, two sixplex student resident halls provide housing for single students and the College assists married students in finding housing off campus.Oran Smith Hall houses the Student Services offices, the Student Bookstore, a shared classroom for the SOAR program, the Chapel, Dining Hall and the Student Lounge. The Faye Messler Library is located on the ground floor of the new Jack M. Hicks Learning Resource Center along with a unique Creation Museum featuring fossils, artifacts and other geological evidences supporting the Biblical account of creation a world-wide flood. Additional classrooms, faculty and administrative offices and The Robert G. Nicholas Evangelists’ Hall of Fame are located upstairs on the second floor.Today, over 60% of Shasta Bible College and Graduate School graduates (male and female) are active in some form of vocational Christian service. 80% of SBC’s male graduates either enter some form of church ministry or go on for graduate seminary work. Thus far, nearly 100% of SBC’s Christian teacher education graduates have been placed in Christian schools. Recently, a number of SBC alumni have been accepted for missionary service with mission organizations including the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE), Evangelical Baptist Missions, Village Missions, and American Missionary Fellowship. In addition, SBC alumni are pastoring churches affiliated with the General Association of Regular Baptists (GARBC), Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBA of A), The Independent Fundamental Churches of America (IFCA), The Southern Baptist Convention, and various other independent Baptist, Community and Bible churches. SBC also has alumni serving as military chaplains in the armed forces.