Wayland Baptist University

Wayland Baptist University

If you're looking for a place to belong, get involved, and where atmosphere is important, then attending one of the top Christian colleges and universities in the country may be right for you. Choosing Wayland Baptist University means you'll be part of a family at one of the leading Christian, Baptist colleges in the United States. Our students find that the warm environment makes a difference in the quality of education they receive as well as the value of that education. In a society desperately in need of positive role models and messages, graduates from Christian Colleges and Universities like Wayland will be the leaders that our country needs.

Wayland is also home to one of the fastest growing in the nation, with several online degree programs available. Students at our Virtual Campus get the same attention and faculty excellence as our face-to-face students, with the atmosphere of Christian colleges and universities remaining intact.

Regardless of where you choose to study with WBU, Wayland has several options for those with an interest in preparing for their futures at Christian, Baptist colleges and universities.

Wayland began in 1908 as the dream of pioneers who respected the life-altering value of education. Now the oldest university in continuous existence on the High Plains of Texas, Wayland Baptist reaffirms that commitment every day through a distinctive combination of offerings.

Wayland started in 1908 as the fantasy of pioneers who regarded the life-adjusting estimation of instruction. Presently the most seasoned college in constant presence on the High Plains of Texas, Wayland Baptist reaffirms that dedication consistently through an unmistakable blend of offerings. 

Mission 

Wayland Baptist University exists to instruct understudies in a scholastically difficult, learning-centered and unmistakably Christian environment for expert achievement and administration to God and mankind. 

Area 

Primary grounds in Plainview, a group of 25,000 on the high fields of West Texas in the middle of Lubbock and Amarillo. 

Enlistment 

More than 1,000 understudies on the primary grounds in Plainview, TX, in addition to 5,800 understudies on grounds in Amarillo, Lubbock, San Antonio, and Wichita Falls, Texas; Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska: Sierra Vista and Phoenix, Arizona; Mililani, Hawaii; Albuquerque and Clovis, New Mexico; Altus, Oklahoma; and Kenya, Africa. 

Understudy/Faculty Ratio 

15:1 on the primary grounds in Plainview; 17:1 on alternate grounds. 

Normal Class Size 

16 understudies 

Exercises 

Understudy government, honor social orders, scholastic clubs, uncommon hobby and Christian administration associations, music and show gatherings, and social crews and sororities. 

Sports 

Intercollegiate groups (NAIA Division I) for men and ladies in b-ball, indoor and open air olympic style sports, crosscountry, coed cheerleading, men's baseball, men's golf, ladies' soccer, and ladies' volleyball. Broad intramural projects for men and ladies likewise are accessible. 

Money related Aid 

As a result of the commitments of such a variety of who have faith in Wayland and its special way to deal with Christian training, the expense of an instruction at Wayland is among the most minimal of any completely certify, private, senior college in the nation. Still, the forceful methodology of Wayland's money related guide office has brought about monetary help for more than 95 percent of our full-time understudies. Through institutional, state, and government programs, Wayland makes accessible both legitimacy based and require based help. 

Accreditation 

Wayland Baptist University is subsidiary with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Wayland Baptist University is certify by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to grant degrees and declarations at the partner, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 keeping in mind the end goal to (1) find out about the accreditation status of the organization, (2) record an outsider remark at the season of the foundation's decennial audit, or (3) document a dissension against the establishment for claimed rebelliousness with a standard or prerequisite. Typical request about the organization, for example, affirmation necessities, money related guide, instructive projects, and so on., ought to be tended to specifically to the establishment and not to the Commission's office. The college is a licensed institutional individual from the National Association of Schools of Music. The college's baccalaureate nursing system is certify by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Contact ACEN at 3343 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste 850, Atlanta, GA 30326 or call (404) 975-5000. The college is additionally certify by the Texas Education Agency for instructor accreditation and for veterans preparing, and the Texas Board of Nursing.