Description

The Apex School of Theology provides theological education to prepare clergy and laity for service in churches and Christian ministries. The institution’s educational programs are intended to increase the student’s level of knowledge, as well as remain committed to maintaining its diverse student body, faculty and staff.

Apex expresses its commitment to the student’s overall development by promoting life-long learning, scholarly inquiry, and a commitment of service to others. Programs and services are geared towards promoting and nurturing student’s growth and development as persons who appreciate cultural diversity, and embody a sense of civic, social and religious responsibility. ASOT follows an open door admission policy based on the necessity of responding to each person at the appropriate individual level of ability and development.

ASOT is an interdenominational, interracial, and gender inclusive community modeled on diversity, which constitutes the Body of Christ. The educational and service programs provide theological education and training to a constituency of mature, bi-vocational, and commuting students. These services are intended to enhance the student’s skills, and expand the student’s awareness, as well as broaden the student’s perspective quality of life.

The curriculum is designed and implemented to prepare the clergy and laity for various ministries in theology and general education. ASOT provides programs of biblical and theological studies, general education, studies in Christian Education, Pastoral ministry, world mission, church vocation, Master of Arts in Christian Counseling and a Master of Divinity Program. The school offers both on campus and Distance Learning online. Additionally, ASOT stresses character development, which includes religious, cultural, social and ethical values. We collectively endeavor to create a schedule offering non-traditional hours, building in the flexibility necessary to accommodate all who may enroll.

ASOT purposes to prepare students for the mature performance of their vocation. It hopes to develop in each graduate a disciplined intelligence, informed by sound learning and equipped for worthy Christian Ministries. Its resources are offered to students with a diversity of ministerial aims, through recruitment and trained support to prepare persons for pastoral and lay leadership in their church community. Ultimately, ASOT’s mission is to serve Jesus Christ through graduating students who have demonstrated competency in their chosen fields of study.

Quick Facts

Location

Southeast

Setting

Mid-size City Setting

Type

Private

Affiliation

Interdenominational

Size

Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Website

www.apexsot.edu

On-Campus Housing Available

No

In-State Tuition

$4,650

Out-of-State Tuition

$4,650

Selectivity

Open Admissions

Enrollment

213

Students

Full-Time Undergrad Students
129
Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
213

Undergraduate vs. Graduate

Undergraduate
60%
Graduate
40%

Full-Time vs. Part-time Students

Full-Time
76%
Part-Time
24%

Ethnic Diversity

African-American
94%
Caucasian
4%
Other
2%

International Students

International
0%
Domestic
100%