- Spanish
48units
Graduate
Master in Biblical Theology
The degree that sustains a lifetime of ministry
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Admissions open2026 / 2027
Your calling is serious.Your training should be too.
Since 1979 we have trained pastors, missionaries, and leaders across Southern California. Formal theological education, in your language and your context, with professors who not only study the Word but practice it every Sunday.
- Founded
- 1979
- Degree programs
- 3
- Languages of study
- 2
- Units from Associate to Master
- 174
Why we exist
Everyone who receives a call from God to ministry has the right to be trained in their own culture and language.
That conviction was born in 1976, in a borrowed room at Angelus Temple, when a group of Hispanic leaders understood that serious theological training could not demand giving up one’s own language.
Nearly fifty years later we remain where we began, in Montebello, serving the same community, with the same conviction and an academic plan revised every cycle.
Facultad Bible College exists for the benefit of the Church, providing a formal, Bible-centered theological education to all who have been called by God to ministry, within the context of their culture and language.
History and recognitionPrograms
Three paths, the same rigor
Every program runs on a cohort model. You enter with a group of twenty to thirty people and complete the entire journey alongside them.
- Spanish
- English
48units
Undergraduate
Bachelor in Christian Ministry
The bridge between your Bible institute and a ministry degree
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- Spanish
- English
78units
Undergraduate
Associate in Christian Ministry
The complete foundation for ministry, in two years
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Special program
Academic Leveling for Senior Pastors
For experienced pastors, the leveling program provides accelerated access to formal theological education.
Institutional standing
A degree with real standing
Four relationships that uphold the value of what you study here, from academic endorsement to the path toward graduate school.
Academic endorsement
Hispanic Theological Association
A member since 1981. ATH evaluates and endorses educational institutions. The Bachelor in Christian Ministry program carries its endorsement.
State of California
California Department of Education
The College operates under educational code 94393B of the State of California.
Ministerial credentials
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Graduates of the College may apply for the ministerial credentials issued by the denomination.
Graduate school
Graduate study pathway
Those who complete their programs may continue graduate studies at accredited universities and seminaries in Southern California.
What sets us apart
What you find here and not just anywhere
01
Professors who practice
Our faculty combines graduate degrees from accredited institutions in the United States, Europe, and Latin America with years of active pastoral work. Theory and practice reach the classroom in the same person.
02
A curriculum forged in ministry
Courses were built on the real situations church leaders face. Counseling, conflict, administration, preaching, urban context. What you study on Saturday you use on Sunday.
03
A group that carries you
The cohort model brings together twenty to thirty students who start and finish together. That group sustains the academic pace and becomes a ministry network that lasts far beyond the degree.
04
Two languages, one standard
The Bachelor and Associate programs are taught in Spanish and English, with the same plan and the same demands. You choose the language you think in, not the language imposed on you.
Financing
The College finances your tuition
You do not need an outside loan. You pay an amount at enrollment and the rest in monthly installments, directly to the College.
- You pay the College directly, with no banks or outside loans.
- Initial payment from $200.
- Up to 21 monthly payments.
The payment plan includes a monthly service fee. The full breakdown for each program, and the discounts for pastors and graduates, are on the Tuition page.
Catalog 2026 · 2027
The full curriculum, no fine print
Every course, every unit, every date, and every amount is published. You can browse the three curricula on screen or download the official PDF catalog.
2026 · 2027
Admissions catalog
The entire academic plan of the College in one place. The three full curricula, the academic calendar, the cost structure, and the admission requirements.
- 01Greeting from the President
- 02About us and recognition
- 03Contact information
- 04Full curricula
- 05Academic calendar
- 06Costs and payment plans
- 07Admissions application
Our values
Always faithful to our values
01
The Word
Scripture is the final authority and the only infallible rule of faith and practice. Everything we teach begins there.
02
The Calling
We train those God has already called. The calling precedes the program and shapes the purpose of every course.
03
The Church
We exist for the local church. What a student learns on Saturday is applied in their congregation on Sunday.
04
The Context
Everyone with a calling has the right to be trained in their own culture and language, without giving up either one.
05
The Academy
Real rigor. Professors with graduate degrees and years of active ministry, serious evaluation, and verifiable academic work.
Alumni
Twelve students in 1981. The count continues.
The pioneering class was called More than Conquerors. Since then these classrooms have sent out pastors, Christian educators, missionaries, evangelists, and church planters serving within and beyond Southern California.
AlumniPastoral ministry
Graduates may apply for the ministerial credentials issued by the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
Graduate studies
Those who complete their programs may continue at accredited universities and seminaries in Southern California.
Christian education
Teaching and leading educational ministries within local churches and Bible institutes.
Missions and church planting
Missionary work, evangelism, and church planting in urban and suburban contexts.
Community
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Announcements, activities, and life at the College, day by day.
Admissions open2026 / 2027
The 2026 · 2027 cycle is under way
Classes began in August and September, and cohorts close once they reach capacity. If you are considering the step, let us talk: we will tell you where there is room and when the next cohort opens.