Davis College, Johnson City

Mission

Davis College is a Bible-centered higher education institution committed to making an impact upon the world for Jesus Christ by the fostering of Christian character and the equipping of students with the knowledge, competencies, and skills needed in an ever-changing world for service and leadership within the church, Christian organizations, and society.

Vision

Davis College is leading the way in affordable biblical higher education, connecting quality faculty with cutting-edge technologies and world-class facilities to prepare servant-leaders for Jesus Christ.

Davis College and the Word of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI) have enjoyed an ongoing relationship since WOLBI was founded in 1970. Both schools share a common mission, and many WOLBI students have transferred to Davis College to complete required coursework and receive degrees in their chosen ministry emphasis. Beginning in the fall of 2019, Davis College began offering its BRE degree program at the WOLBI campus in Pottersville, NY.

Davis College offers its programs online to accepted students. The College also maintains several adult instructional sites in New York City and Syracuse, New York. In addition, the College offers dual enrolment credit to several Christian high schools in New York State.

Core Institutional Values

A commitment to the inerrancy, authority, and sufficiency of the Scriptures.
A commitment to worship God and to pursue Christ-likeness in actions and attitudes.
A commitment to the practice of personal holiness, integrity and adherence to the highest spiritual and ethical standards.
A commitment to respect the worth and dignity of all of human­kind and to create a college representation of our society’s cultural, ethnic, and racial diversity.
A commitment to foster a cooperative and caring community that encompasses staff, faculty, and students and develops the potential of each.
A commitment to offer a relevant curriculum, quality instruction, serviceable facilities, and character-building activities for the personal and vocational development of men and women called to serve in church and church-related ministries.
A commitment to an on-going assessment and planning process that will address current and future needs and developments that the programs of study offered will be practical and advance the kingdom of God worldwide.
A commitment to compassionately minister to the church, society, and the world in general.
Philosophy of Education
Davis College is a private, undergraduate, coeducational Bible College within the conservative evangelical tradition that fosters the spiritual, vocational, intellectual, and personal development of students for ministry. Its philoso­phy views the direct study of the Bible as the primary means to a success­ful life and ministry. Its three-year diploma, A.A.S. and B.R.E. degree programs provide an integration of Biblical, general, and concentration stud­ies. The one-year certificate programs focus primarily upon Biblical studies.

As a Bible College, the Bible is the major curriculum component and the integrating factor of all other courses. General education is essential to a balanced, broad-based undergraduate education that gives the student a basic understanding of the world in which they live and minister. Concentration studies develop the student’s competencies, skills, abilities, and knowledge needed for service and leadership within church-related ministries. In its entirety, the educational and practical experience of the College is designed to enable students to know the Word of God, to apply it to every aspect of life and to minister it effectively to the world. In sum­mary, Davis College provides students with the education and experience to develop a thoroughly biblical worldview and lifestyle.

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