City Vision College
| City Vision University | |
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Seal of City Vision College | |
| Latin: Urbs Visum Contraho | |
| Motto | The World is Your Classroom |
| Established | 1998 |
| Type | Private |
| Affiliation | Inter-denominational |
| President | Dr. Andrew Sears |
| Students | 129 |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Campus | Distance Education |
| Affiliations | Distance Education Accreditation Commission |
| Website | www.cityvision.edu |
City Vision University is the accredited online distance learning program of TechMission. Its mission is to develop a community and an online technology and educational platform to equip Christians to transform at-risk communities in Jesus’ name.
History
The original curriculum for the college was developed in 1990 as a joint Urban Ministry degree program offered by Grace University in Omaha, NE and the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. The AGRM, founded in 1913, is an association based in Colorado Springs, CO of over 300 ministries that each year serve nearly 42 million meals, provide more than 15 million nights of lodging, bandage the emotional wounds of thousands of abuse victims, and graduate 18,000-plus individuals from addiction recovery programs. In 1998, the AGRM established its own distance learning program using these courses and called it "Rescue College." In the years that followed, the curriculum was further expanded to create the degree completion program; a Bachelor of Arts in Missions with an urban ministry emphasis.
In 1998, the AGRM established its own distance learning program using these courses and called it "Rescue College." In the years that followed, the curriculum was further expanded to create the degree completion program; a Bachelor of Arts in Missions with an urban ministry emphasis.
The college was accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission in 2005. In January 2008, AGRM transferred ownership of the college to TechMission, which is based in the Boston area. The name was changed to "City Vision College" and facilities for the academic operations were established in Kansas City, Missouri.
In October 2008, City Vision College launched an Addiction Studies program in partnership with the NET Institute which can be taken in either a degree completion format to earn a Bachelor of Science or as a certificate program.
In June 2009, TechMission began an internship/scholarship program by partnering with urban ministries throughout North America. The tuition-paid program also includes housing and meals provided by the hosting mission for the intern's year of service on-site.
A BS in Nonprofit Management became available in January 2010. In February 2015 the school changed its name to "City Vision University."
Academic Programs
Students may enroll year round in the college's individual courses, certificates or degree programs. Degrees offered include:
Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies: Trains students to be certified addiction counselors following NAADAC standards that are aligned with most state licensing standards for addiction counseling.
Bachelor of Arts in Missions: Trains students to work in urban missions to serve as a urban ministry worker or rescue mission chaplain.
Bachelor of Science in Nonprofit Management: Trains students to manage nonprofits with particular focus on fundraising, accounting and general management.
Master of Science in Technology and Ministry: Provides a Christian social entrepreneurship degree with a technology focus through courses like Theology of Technology, Emerging Media Ministry and Technology and the Poor.
Accreditation and Affiliations
City Vision College is accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission. DEAC is a national accrediting agency that is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation for distance learning schools.
City Vision College is an affiliate member of the Association for Biblical Higher Education.
Several courses can be used to fulfill the initial educational requirements of the Certified Fund Raising Executive credential for fund raising professionals and its on-going continuing education requirements. Full participation in these courses is applicable for forty-five (45) points in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
For its Addiction Studies Program, City Vision College is an Approved Education Provider for NAADAC, the professional association for drug and alcohol counselors. City Vision College is an Approved Academic Education Provider by NAADAC , the association for professional addiction counselors.
Graduates who complete the Nonprofit Management track in the Missions program are granted 20 points toward the 100 points required for the Certified Stewardship Professional certification offered by the Christian Leadership Alliance.
Enrollment Profile
In 2014, City Vision had 129 enrolled students. The student population is 60% female and 40% male. 85% of students are over 24 years old with the average student age is 40 years old. City Vision College student population is 59% White, 29% Black, 6% Hispanic, 2% Native American, and 1% Asian population. Of students who apply for financial aid, typically 79% receive Pell grants, which are only given to those with the greatest financial need.[1]
Student Outcomes
City Vision College reports that of their graduates, 91% are either placed in a job or continued their education (with 74.6% working in a training-related field and 12.7% have pursued further education). Graduate typically want to work in the nonprofit sector, counseling, government or ministry.[1]
Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition is only $200 per credit hour ($300 grad) or $6,000 per year. Qualifying students can get their tuition fully covered by Pell grants or use Federal loans or GI Bill benefits. City Vision provides a 25% discount to military/veterans and staff at Rescue Missions/Salvation Army & a 40% discount to ministry interns. City Vision College is the 16th most affordable four-year Christian college in the country, and 59th among all private non-profit four-year institutions, according to the Department of Education.[2]
Admissions and Transfer Credits
City Vision is open admissions school accepting any student with a high school diploma, GED or equivalent. City Vision accepts transfer of up to 90 credits from any accredited college. Students can use our prior learning assessment program to apply for up to 30 credits for unaccredited ministry training and experience or bring in credit by examination from ACE, CLEP, DANTES, Excelsior and NCCR. Students only need to complete their last 30 credits (out of 120 credits) with City Vision to receive a degree.
City Vision Internships
City Vision Internships intends to be a Christian counterpart to AmeriCorps providing free tuition to students interning 30 hours/week in one of over 70 ministry sites. [3] The goal is to replicate campus-based work-study programs to help students pay for school, but having students serve in the community rather than on campus.