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| {{Short description|Liberal arts college in Pensacola, Florida}} | |||
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| |name = Pensacola Christian College | |||
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| | name = Pensacola Christian College | |||
| |motto = Strength Truth Beauty | |||
| | image = Pensacola Christian College official seal.jpg | |||
| |established = 1974 | |||
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| | caption = College seal | |||
| |president = Arlin Horton | |||
| | motto = Strength. Truth. Beauty. | |||
| |city = ] | |||
| | established = 1974 | |||
| |state = ] | |||
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| | accreditation = ] | |||
| |undergrad = 4,712 <ref></ref> | |||
| | religious_affiliation = ]<ref name="IndeBaptist">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcci.edu/spirituallife/articlesoffaith.html |title=Articles of Faith |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref> | |||
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| | president = Troy Shoemaker | |||
| |staff= 1,500 | |||
| | vice_president = Jon Lands | |||
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| | country = U.S. | |||
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| | students = 4,882 (2017)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/pensacola/2017/05/23/escambia-county-approves-vacating-rawson-lane-pcc/336940001/|date=May 22, 2017|author=Joseph Baucum|title=Escambia County approves vacating Rawson Lane to PCC|work=]|publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
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| | colors = {{color box|#005daa}}{{color box|#ffffff}}{{color box|#FFCC04}} Blue, white, yellow | |||
| | mascot = Eagor | |||
| | sports_nickname = Eagles | |||
| | website = {{URL|www.pcci.edu}} | |||
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| | founders = Arlin and Beka Horton | |||
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| | logo_alt = Palm tree surrounded by a rectangle and the letters 'PCC' | |||
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| '''Pensacola Christian College''' (PCC) is an Independent Christian College in ], founded in ] by Arlin Horton. | |||
| '''Pensacola Christian College''' ('''PCC''') is a ] ] college in ]. Founded in 1974 by Arlin and Beka Horton,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Founders · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> it has been ] by the ] since 2013.<ref name="TRACS">{{cite web|url=https://www.tracs.org/member_institutions/PensacolaChristian.html |title=Pensacola Christian College |publisher=] |date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> | |||
| == |
==History== | ||
| Horton founded the College to provide higher education with a religious viewpoint. After about thirty years, the school's population had grown to about 4,500 students, representing every state in the Union and over sixty foreign countries. Pensacola Theological Seminary was founded in 1998. | |||
| Arlin and Beka Horton graduated from ] in 1951,<ref>''CLA Defender'', 4:9 (September 1981), 19; Bob Jones University ''Vintage'' (yearbook), 1951, 183.</ref> and moved to ], in 1952 to found a Christian grade school. That school, Pensacola Christian Grade School, opened in 1954; it was later renamed ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pensacolachristianacademy.com/History.aspx|title=Pensacola Christian Academy - History|access-date=January 27, 2019|publisher=Pensacola Christian Academy}}</ref> | |||
| The school is also an active proponent of ]; their in-house publisher, ''A Beka Book'' (named after Horton's wife, Beka), provides ] curriculum that is widely used by ] schools and ] families. | |||
| In 1974, the Hortons opened Pensacola Christian College to further their vision of "Education from a Christian Perspective." The college had 100 students its first year open, and was based in a single building, Ballard Hall.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| In 2005 more than 3,500 delegates attended practical clinics and seminars sponsored by the college. The Principal's Clinic provides administrators and teachers with materials, methods, and principles for starting and building a ] ]. They also hold a Summer Seminar that provides faculty and administrators with an in-depth orientation into the operations of a Christian school. | |||
| Pensacola Theological Seminary, an extension of PCC's graduate school, was founded in 1998. Its avowed purpose is "to fill each student's mind and heart with what the Bible says."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcci.edu/CollegeInfo/HistoryOfPCC.aspx|title=History of PCC · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en-US|access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> | |||
| In February 2012, Arlin Horton announced that he would be retiring from the ministry after May 2012. The school's board voted unanimously to install Troy Shoemaker, a PCC graduate, as president of the college.<ref>{{cite web|last=Horton|first=Arlin|title=President Horton Announces Retirement|url=http://www.pcci.edu/newsevents/2012/presidenthortonretirement.html|access-date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Shoemaker, a former administrator at Pensacola Christian Academy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcci.edu/CollegeInfo/president.aspx|title=President|access-date=January 27, 2019 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> completed his undergraduate education at PCC and holds a ] degree from the institution as well as an ] degree from the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcci.edu/CollegeInfo/BoardAdministration.aspx|title=Board & Administration|access-date=January 27, 2019|publisher=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> In July 2019, Shoemaker hired Jon Lands as the executive vice president. Lands completed his undergraduate education at PCC, graduating with a bachelor's degree in pastoral ministries. He also received his honorary doctorate from PCC in 2011. | |||
| A concert at the school on February 11, 2023, by the British ] ensemble ] was cancelled with two hours' notice due to "concerns" about the "lifestyle" and ] of a member of the group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-14 |title=The King's Singers' Florida Concert Canceled due to Homophobia |url=https://operawire.com/the-kings-singers-florida-concert-canceled-due-to-homophobia/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=OperaWire |language=en-US}}</ref> Pensacola Christian College's Articles of Faith classify homosexuality as a form of sexual immorality along with ], fornication, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography, citing passages in the ], the ], and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/about/biblical-foundations.aspx|title=Biblical Principles|accessdate=2023-02-18|publisher=self published by Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> | |||
| ==Academics== | ==Academics== | ||
| ] | |||
| Pensacola Christian College's statement of purpose is: | |||
| PCC has nine academic divisions including Bible, business, education, engineering and computer science, humanities, natural sciences, nursing, performing arts, and visual arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Academics · Home · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> Graduate degrees are offered through the graduate school at PCC and through Pensacola Theological Seminary in the fields of Bible, business administration, communicative arts, divinity, education, ministry, music, and nursing.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/condensedcatalog/pcc-condensedcatalog13.pdf | title=Catalog 2013 | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2013 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200243/http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/condensedcatalog/pcc-condensedcatalog13.pdf | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
| ''Pensacola Christian College was founded with the purpose of training young men and women for a life of service to ] ].'' | |||
| The college markets its education programs as being specifically intended to prepare educators for employment at Christian schools rather than public schools, though graduates of the programs have been eligible to apply for public school teacher certification in Florida since 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pcci.edu/GeneralInfo/AcademicsFAQ.aspx |title= Academics FAQ |access-date= June 13, 2018 |publisher= Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> | |||
| PCC offers over sixty undergraduate programs of study. Post-graduate degrees are offered in Education, Music, Art, Divinity, Ministry, Nursing, and Business Administration. A history major is available, but does not offer any coursework related to the ] Americas or to any other civilization whose existence would contradict ] concerning the age of the earth. PCC is not ] so pursuing a graduate degree, or getting employment where an accredited degree is required, may be difficult for PCC graduates.<ref> ''Baker's Guide to Christian Distance Education''</ref> However, the nursing program is certified by the Florida State Board of Nursing.<ref></ref> | |||
| Because the college accepts a literal interpretation of the ] from the Bible and rejects ] and other mainstream theories about the origins and age of Earth, students are taught ],<ref name="creation">"We believe God created the heavens and earth in six literal days, and that God created all life (Gen. 1). We reject the man-made theory of evolution occurring over millions of years and believe the earth is 6,000 years old."{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/condensedcatalog/pcc-condensedcatalog13.pdf | title=Catalog 2013 | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2013 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200243/http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/condensedcatalog/pcc-condensedcatalog13.pdf | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }} page 7</ref> and that God created the Earth in six literal 24-hour days.<ref name="creation"/> PCC's biology classes are based on creationism.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/CondensedCatalog/2012/offline/download.pdf | title=Catalog 2012 | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2013 | access-date=March 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020110643/http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/CondensedCatalog/2012/offline/download.pdf | archive-date=October 20, 2012 | url-status=dead }} page 208</ref> | |||
| === Accreditation === | |||
| {{unaccredited|Pensacola Christian College}} '']'' reported<ref name="bartlett">" ''The Chronicle of Higher Education''.</ref>: | |||
| {{cquote|Nor does it advertise its unaccredited status. A search of the Web site turns up no mention of accreditation. It is not mentioned in the college's viewbook either, which dedicates four pages to sports activities and two to campus facilities. It is mentioned, in small print, on the inside flap of the course catalog: "Pensacola Christian College has never made application for regional accreditation as the College believes it would jeopardize the College's philosophical distinctives." The catalog goes on to say that getting other colleges to accept Pensacola's credits "has seldom been an insurmountable problem."}} | |||
| ===Accreditation=== | |||
| However, several former PCC students interviewed by ''The Chronicle'' stated otherwise: | |||
| ] | |||
| Since 2013, Pensacola Christian College has been accredited by the ] (TRACS), a religious ] recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, to offer associates to doctorate degrees.<ref name="TRACS"/> However, Pensacola Christian College does not participate in any federal or state funded financial aid programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Finances · Frequently Asked Questions · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> In consequence, the college is exempt from federal guidelines concerning many forms of discrimination (e.g., ] of the ]), investigations into accusations of sexual abuse, and sharing of information about crimes on campus (]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caputo |first=Ibby |last2=Marcus |first2=Jon |date=2016-07-07 |title=How Some Religious Colleges Avoid Rules Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/07/the-controversial-reason-some-religious-colleges-forgo-federal-funding/490253/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| From 1974 until 2011, Pensacola Christian College did not seek accreditation. In numerous publications the school explained that it eschewed accreditation, indicating that an outside agency that did not share its religious and moral views might try to pressure the college to change or eliminate its beliefs{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}. | |||
| {{cquote|<nowiki></nowiki> applied to the University of Florida and was told that none of his credits would transfer. "I had to start over," he says. So, after three years at Pensacola, he enrolled as a freshman at nearby Santa Fe Community College}} | |||
| {{cquote|<nowiki></nowiki> graduated from Pensacola in 2003 with a degree in early-childhood education. But because the college is not accredited, she cannot teach in public schools}} | |||
| The college changed course on November 9, 2011, when the administration informed its students that PCC had been awarded candidacy for accreditation, a pre-accreditation status, by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/newsevents/2011/tracsannouncement2.html | title=Announcement from PCC's President | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | date=November 12, 2011 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200756/http://www.pcci.edu/newsevents/2011/tracsannouncement2.html | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2013, PCC was officially accredited by TRACS.<ref name="TRACS"/> | |||
| It should be noted that other Christian colleges are accredited, and there exists at least three acreditation bodies whose mission is to allow Christian schools to become accredited without compromising their religious beliefs. | |||
| The baccalaureate and master's degrees in nursing at Pensacola Christian College are also accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing, and the baccalaureate degree in engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Accreditation and Authorization · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> | |||
| === King-James-Only === | |||
| Pensacola Christian College supports the exclusive use of the ], a tenet of the ]. However, PCC simply considers the Greek ] that forms the basis of the King James New Testament to be superior to other available New Testament texts; it does not espouse the "advanced revelation" or "re-inspiration" views of some KJV-only groups (such as those of fellow Pensacolan ]). | |||
| ==Student life== | |||
| In 1996, Dell Johnson, then the dean of Pensacola Theological Seminary, gave two chapel messages advocating the exclusive use of the King James Bible and the Received Greek text. In 1997, the school released a video featuring Johnson, Dr. Michael Bates, and the late Dr. Theodore P. Letis entitled "The Text Is The Issue." The following year, Letis and Johnson presented a history of textual criticism in American Bible seminaries, blaming ] and his followers including ] in the Southern Baptist Convention, ] at ], and Charles Brokenshire at ] for what they considered undesirable changes. | |||
| ===Athletics=== | |||
| At the end of the video, Johnson attempted to steer clear of being lumped with certain King James Only advocates such as ], ], and William Grady, who hold a stricter view on which versions are acceptable. | |||
| {{Main|Pensacola Christian Eagles}}] | |||
| PCC participates in the ] (NCCAA) for intercollegiate sports. Sports include men's basketball and soccer and women's basketball and volleyball. The men's wrestling team won the NCCAA national championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998, the last year before the NCCAA discontinued the sport.<ref name="NCCAA sport list">{{cite web |title=PCC|url=http://www.thenccaa.org/sports/2016/6/7/Pensacola_Christian_College.aspx?id=505|access-date=January 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thenccaa.org/custompages/History%20PDF%20Files/Men's_Wrestling_Archives.pdf |title=Men's Wrestling Archives|publisher=NCCAA |access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> The Men's Eagles Basketball games as well as the Lady Eagles basketball games are played in the arena level of the Sports Center. PCC also hosts a number of invitational high school sporting tournaments and camps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youthoutreachcamps.com/|title=Youth Outreach Ministry - Home Page|accessdate=2022-08-09|publisher=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> | |||
| In addition to intercollegiate athletics, PCC students are also afforded the opportunity to play intramural sports through their Collegians. Sports offered through collegians include soccer, ], ], ], and broom-hockey among others,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/campus-life/collegians.aspx|title=Collegians · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> and the Eagles have a ] squad called the Blue Crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pcceagles.com/sports/cheerleading|title=PCC Eagles - Cheerleading|accessdate=2022-08-09|publisher=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> Every fall Collegian Soccer culminates with the winners of the playoffs facing each other in the annual Turkey Bowl held over the Thanksgiving weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/|title=Athletic Opportunities · Pensacola Christian College|website=Pensacola Christian College|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> In the spring, students can play softball and basketball. | |||
| == Politics, Taxation and Religion == | |||
| The school has an active Anti-Tax Rebel stand and will report anyone who they feel is breaking the tax laws of the country. They will also prevent any student from associating with anyone they feel has an anti-taxation stance. | |||
| ===Recreation=== | |||
| Senior vice president Rebekah Horton feels that it is her duty to report anyone she feels is breaking tax law. In the mid 1990s, after she learned of ]'s anti-tax stand said "'We know the Scriptures do not promote (tax evasion),'" during testimony against Hovind during his 2006 trial, "'It's against Scripture teaching'.... Horton believed it was the college's duty to report the misleading doctrine. 'I didn't want to see innocent people get led astray,' she said. Pensacola Christian College then decided its students no longer were permitted to work with Creation Science Evangelism". <ref name="antitax">{{cite news | url= | title=Christian College leader says taxes are part of religion: Hovind argues God's workers are exempt| publisher=] | date= October 20, 2006 | first=Angela| last=Fail | accessdate =}}</ref> | |||
| The campus offers opportunities for individual or group recreation, such as the ] which originally opened in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/arlin-r-horton-sports-center-pensacola-christian-college-eagles/|title = Arlin R. Horton Sports Center – Pensacola Christian College Eagles|date = December 28, 2019}}</ref> The sports center has facilities for ice skating, bowling, racquetball, miniature golf, table tennis, and weight lifting.<ref name="SportsCenter">{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/campus/facilities/recreation.html | title=Sports Center | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2013 | access-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201843/http://www.pcci.edu/campus/facilities/recreation.html | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition with an expansion completed in 2008 by Hewes & Company, LLC, it includes a surfing wave, water cannons, an inline skating track, a rooftop sun deck, a snack bar, escape room and ]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hewesandcompany.com/portfolio_pcc_sports_center_addition.html|title=Hewes & Company, LLC}}</ref><ref name="SportsCenter"/> The campus also has the John Ray Hall Field House in which students can play basketball, swim, work out in the weight room, and play tennis. For students willing to make the 30-minute drive, the West Campus has 24 ]s with classes "offered in sailing, kayaking, swimming, and lifeguarding."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/campus/facilities/westcampus.html | title=West Campus |publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year= 2013 | access-date = October 29, 2013}}</ref> | |||
| == Campus Church == | |||
| In addition to Pensacola Christian College, they also run a local church on their campus called the Campus Church (which all dormitory students are required to attend), Christian radio network ], and the weekly television broadcast '']'' from the Campus Church. | |||
| ===Rules and regulations=== | |||
| On December 10, 2006, Horton announced that Neal Jackson would be the pastor of the Campus Church.<ref></ref> Jackson received his Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree from PCC. He also has a Doctor of Ministry Degree from ].<ref></ref> | |||
| ] | |||
| In addition, Lloyd Streeter has accepted the position of co-Pastor. This position had been held previously by Dr. Jim Schettler who left in May 2006. Until January 2007, Rejoice in the Lord was still broadcasting sermons from Dr. Schettler. | |||
| PCC policies govern many aspects of the students' lives, including dress, hairstyles, cleanliness of residence hall rooms, styles of music, borrowing, off-campus employment, and Internet access.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |title=PCC Pathway to College Success Student Resource Guide 2013–2014 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200441/http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} pages 14–17</ref> For example, "All students are expected to dress modestly, in conservative fashions and . . . men are not to wear effeminate hairstyles or apparel."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |title=PCC Pathway to College Success Student Resource Guide 2013–2014 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200441/http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} page 15</ref> | |||
| PCC also prohibits physical contact and interaction between unwed members of the opposite sex. Mixed groups must obtain a "3+ Pass" to hang out off campus, however, men and women are not allowed to ride in the same vehicle to the destination without an approved chaperone. Students over the age of 23 are not required to have a chaperone on a date, but cannot go to a beach or a park after dark.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |title=PCC Pathway to College Success Student Resource Guide 2013–2014 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200441/http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} pages 40</ref> | |||
| == Regimen == | |||
| PCC's Articles of Faith reject the teachings of ] and the modern day ], specifically stating that charismatic students will not be permitted to participate in or promote ], and would be better served attending elsewhere. | |||
| Most stairwells, elevators, and parking lots on campus are ] by gender. | |||
| === Rules and regulations === | |||
| Rules at PCC are similar to those of other fundamentalist Christian colleges; the college maintains that "Attendance at PCC is a privilege not a right." The college has four levels of ]; students can be socialed, campused, shadowed, or ]. Students who have been socialed are not permitted to speak or interact with members of the opposite sex for a period ranging from one day to two weeks, depending on the severity of the offense. Campused students are not permitted to leave the campus grounds or speak with any other student being disciplined for two weeks. Individuals who are shadowed are assigned to a ''floor leader'' (a fellow student who is paid by PCC to enforce campus discipline) and must attend that person's classes, sleep in their room, and cannot speak with anyone else for the duration. The final form of punishment is expulsion from the college. Shadowing is often used in conjunction with expulsion, while a student is awaiting arrangements for him to leave campus. In certain circumstances, students have been made to leave campus within the 24 hour period after expulsion without arrangements being made. | |||
| Regulations govern all aspects of student life, including clothing, hairstyles, dorm room cleanliness, types of outside employment, borrowing, magazines, and music. PCC only permits students to listen to ] or traditional ]. Mixed-gender interaction has the strictest rules. Stairwells and elevators are ] by gender, members of the opposite sex are not permitted to touch in any way (even shaking hands is against the rules), off campus mixed-gender meetings are forbidden unless a PCC ] is present, and staring into the eyes of a member of the opposite sex, called by students "eye kissing", or "optical intercourse" is discouraged by the administration.<ref name="bartlett" /> | |||
| Other prohibited activities at PCC include "fornication, adultery, homosexual behavior, or any other sexual perversion. Also, any involvement in pornography or sexual communications, including verbal, written, or electronic."<ref name="codeOfConduct">{{cite web |title=Code of Conduct · Student Responsibilities · Pathway · Pensacola Christian College |url=https://www.pcci.edu/pathway/StudentResponsibilities/CodeOfConduct.aspx |website=Pensacola Christian College}}</ref> In addition, "most forms of dancing," profanity, hazing, discrimination, gambling, stealing and "witchcraft, séances, astrology, or any other satanic practices" are also banned. Students are also not allowed to use, possess, or "associate" with alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs.<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> Policy violations also include visiting movie theaters, patronizing unauthorized area businesses, being off campus after hours, and being in a residence hall belonging to a member of the opposite sex.<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> | |||
| Pensacola Christian College also decided its students are no longer permitted to work with Creation Science Evangelism because of the possible anti-taxation stance of one of its members ] <ref name="antitax"> this just filler </ref> | |||
| === |
====Demerits and discipline==== | ||
| ] | |||
| Demerits are given for breaking the rules. Students are campused for two weeks when they accumulate 75 demerits in a semester, with two more weeks of restriction for each additional 25 demerits. If a student receives 150 demerits in a semester, they are automatically expelled. However, the administration reserves the right to make any changes in the discipline procedures as the situation warrants. Violations can include the use of language considered profane or foul by the college, being in another dorm room after a certain time, the use of tobacco products, and the possession or use of pornography. Students are not allowed to meet with other mixed groups off-campus without written permission. Additionally, being in a dorm room belonging to a member of the opposite sex, the use of alcohol, gambling, engaging in actions considered by the college to be immoral, and engaging in social activities as a group away from the campus with members of the opposite sex can result in immediate dismissal. Pre-marital or extra-marital sex is grounds for expulsion. Many of these rules apply to the lives of students both on and away from campus while enrolled at the college.<ref></ref> | |||
| PCC has three levels of ]; students can be given "infractions,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcci.edu/pathway/studentresponsibilities/accountability.aspx?search=infraction|title=Accountability · Student Responsibilities · Pathway · Pensacola Christian College|website=www.pcci.edu|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> "demerits," or be ].<ref name="bartlett" /> The school operates a "demerit" system where "demerits" are "recorded on a student's record for the purpose of limiting continued misconduct, given for continued neglect of responsibilities or for more serious offenses."<ref name="ResourceGuide">{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |title=PCC Pathway to College Success Student Resource Guide 2013–2014 |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200441/http://www.pcci.edu/pathway/pccpathway.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Students may be given notices, charges, demerits, or be expelled.<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> Students who have these demerits are subject to administrative review by the Student Court, during which demerits are assigned or canceled corresponding to the degree of the infraction or circumstantial conditions surrounding the incident in question."<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> | |||
| In the past (at least until 2008), students who acquired a certain number of demerits in a semester were "campused," meaning they were not allowed to leave campus for a period of time.<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> Students suspected of more serious violations could be subject to being "shadowed," where they were assigned to a Residence Assistant (a fellow student who was selected by PCC to provide leadership in the residence hall and to enforce college regulations).<ref name="ResourceGuide"/> This included being required to attend the Residence Assistant's classes and moving to the Residence Assistant's room.<ref name="bartlett">{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i29/29a04001.htm |last=Bartlett |first=Thomas |title="A College That's Strictly Different" |work=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref> While being shadowed the student was prohibited from speaking with any student other than with the Floor Leader who was shadowing them.<!-- As this is more than thirteen years ago, the value of this section may be mostly for historical value. As the college has obviously moderated its approach, whether this will aid in understanding the college presently is dubious. --> | |||
| ==Publishing== | |||
| ===A Beka Book=== | |||
| '''A Beka Book''' is a publisher of K-12 curriculum that is used by Christian schools and ] families around the world. It is affiliated with Pensacola Christian College and is named after college president ]'s wife, Rebekah Horton. A Beka Book, along with ], are considered the two major publishers of Christian-based educational materials in America. | |||
| The rules and disciplinary policies at Pensacola Christian College have been the subject of criticism. In 1996 a PCC alumnus started an electronic newsletter entitled ''The Student Voice'', which criticized PCC, particularly the school's rules and demerit system.<ref name="StudentVoice">{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/thou-shalt-not-steal-christian-college-alum-end-battle-over-domain-name/ |title=Thou shalt not steal? Christian college, alum end battle over domain name |publisher=] |date=April 7, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> It was originally published in a newsletter format distributed exclusively via e-mail, and it was later published at www.pensacolachristiancollege.com. Following numerous attempts by the college to have the website shut down through arbitration and lawsuits, the website's owners relinquished control of the domain to the college, who has redirected the domain to the main PCC website.<ref name="StudentVoice"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.christianpost.com/news/pensacola-christian-college-sues-former-graduate-for-100000-over-domain-name-93043/ |title=Pensacola Christian College Sues Former Graduate for $100,000 Over Domain Name |publisher=] |date=April 1, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pnj.com/article/20130401/NEWS01/304010010 |title=Pensacola Christian College sues over website |publisher=] |date=March 31, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dockets.justia.com/docket/florida/flndce/3:2013cv00133/70317|title=PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INC v. GAGE|website=Justia Dockets & Filings|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>http://www.pensacolachristiancollege.com | |||
| A Beka Book is criticized for publishing Christian, Bible-based infomation regarding ]. The publisher portrays ] as based on science. The ] and ] has criticized A Beka as selling works that contain Christian Bible-based information regarding ]. The University of California has deemed books by A Beka and Bob Jones University Press as "inconsistent with the viewpoints and knowledge generally accepted in the ]."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/news/2006/CA/705_creationist_lawsuit_against_uc_8_10_2006.asp | title=Creationist lawsuit against UC system to proceed| publisher=] | date= August 10, 2006| first=| last= | accessdate = 2006-10-20}}</ref> | |||
| redirects to the http://www.pcci.edu website.</ref> | |||
| Students may also be written up for infractions such as but not limited to- frayed pants, going off campus with a person of the opposite sex, watching movies rated PG-13 or higher, and listening to "worldly music". | |||
| For many years period A Beka had tax exempt status, but in January 2005 the IRS ruled that the college's publishing arm was liable for taxes as a profit-making entity.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ctlibrary.com/821 | title=College Pays Millions in Taxes| publisher=] | date= October 28, 1996| first=| last= | accessdate = 2006-10-20}}</ref> The decision found that it was liable for 60% for the college's income. PCC paid the initial federal tab, estimated at $44.5 million, and A Beka paid another $3.5 million dollars. | |||
| ===Faith and King-James-only debate=== | |||
| ===''The Student Voice''=== | |||
| PCC rejects ], ], ], and the modern day ] and specifically states that "Pensacola Christian is not a part of the 'tongues movement' and does not allow students to participate in or promote any charismatic activities, nor do we permit students to promote hyper-Calvinism."<ref name="ArticlesofFaith">{{cite news|title=Spiritual Life FAQ|publisher=Pensacola Christian College|url=https://www.pcci.edu/generalinfo/spirituallifefaq.aspx|access-date=May 1, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| Two PCC alumni started an electronic newsletter in 1996 entitled '']''. This newsletter voiced opposition to various rules and policies of the college. Horton responded to the newspaper's first issue with a speech in the campus chapel, calling the newspaper "an attack from Satan", {{Fact|date=February 2007}} reminding students that they agreed to follow the rules when they came, that they were not forced to attend the school, and that anyone involved with the newspaper was subject to expulsion. Shortly thereafter all active students who were on the email list of "The Student Voice" were expelled as well as anyone else who had possession or knowledge of individuals in possession of a printout of "The Student Voice".{{Fact|date=February 2007}} The following semester PCC banned all devices which would allow an individual to connect their personal computer to the internet. Later, ''The Student Voice'' was moved to . ''The Student Voice'' released new issues regularly for two years and continued to release their newsletter irregularly through their website until ]. ], their website still keeps an archive of the issues of ''The Student Voice'', but it has not been updated since 2003. | |||
| PCC also states the belief that the '']'' is the superior Greek text of the Bible and upon this basis uses the ] of the Bible for all pulpit ministry and classroom Bible instruction.<ref name="ArticlesofFaith"/> | |||
| Claims by former alumni from the year in question also mention a ring of student and internet pornography that was intercepted as well. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} It is possible that The Student Voice was not the sole reason for loss of internet access at PCC. During the Summer of 2004, a new, heavily filtered, wireless internet became available to students on campus. | |||
| ==Affiliated ministries of PCC== | |||
| == Notable alumni == | |||
| *] (Grant) - Job candidate on the 2nd season of NBC's reality TV show, "]". Also featured on the cover of ]. | |||
| *] - elected to ] from ] state | |||
| ===The Campus Church=== | |||
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| The Campus Church, an ] church,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=CAMPUSCHURCH%20N160000016700&aggregateId=domnp-n16000001670-b42c6d77-4e36-4c8d-bac1-0f126551fb31&searchTerm=campus%20church&listNameOrder=CAMPUSCHURCH%20N160000016700|title=Detail by Entity Name|website=search.sunbiz.org|language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> meets in the 6200 seat, 314,000 Sq. Ft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-11 |title=Crowne Centre Auditorium At Pensacola Christian College Upgrades With HARMAN's Studer Consoles and BSS Audio Processors |url=https://bssaudio.com/en-US/news/bss-crowne-centre-auditorium-at-pensacola-christian-college-upgrades-with-harman-s-studer-consoles-and-bss-audio-processors |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=BSS Networked Audio Systems |language=en-US}}</ref> Crowne Center on Pensacola Christian College's campus and has Sunday morning, evening and Wednesday evening services.<ref name="CampusChurch">{{cite news |url=http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/2013/pdf/PCCUGCatalog.pdf |title=Catalog |publisher=Pensacola Christian College |year=2013 |access-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201648/http://www.pcci.edu/catalog/2013/pdf/PCCUGCatalog.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }} page 13</ref> The Campus Church is not a department of the college, but is a separate entity operating alongside the college. | |||
| ===''Rejoice in the Lord''=== | |||
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| The Campus Church holds weekly services from the Crowne Center at Pensacola Christian College. The services are recorded and edited for the weekly television broadcast of '']''. The programming of ''Rejoice in the Lord'' consists of musical numbers performed by the Rejoice Choir, various PCC musical ensemble groups, congregational singing recorded in the Campus Church and preaching by Pastor Jeff Redlin. The hour-long television program is broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sundays on the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rejoicetv.org/Information/StationListingLocal.aspx|title=Rejoice in the Lord|website=www.rejoicetv.org|language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> | |||
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===WPCS=== | ||
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| Pensacola Christian College owns radio station ''']''' 89.5 FM, known on-air as Rejoice Radio. WPCS is the main station of the Rejoice Broadcasting Network (sometimes referred to as "RBN"). The content heard on Rejoice Radio consists primarily of inspirational music and syndicated Christian radio programming. | |||
| ===Abeka {{anchor|A Beka}}=== | |||
| ], formerly known as A Beka Book, is a ] affiliated with Pensacola Christian College that produces K–12 ] materials that are used by ]<ref>{{cite book|last=Wagner|first=Melinda Bollar|title=God's schools: choice and compromise in American society|year=1991|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=978-0-8135-1607-3|url=https://archive.org/details/godsschoolschoic0000wagn|url-access=registration|quote=Pensacola Christian College beka books fundamentalist.|page=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Parsons|first=Paul F|title=Inside America's Christian Schools|year=1988|publisher=Mercer University Press|isbn=978-0-86554-303-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FPGAORFfzC4C&q=%22Pensacola+Christian+College%22++%22beka+books%22+fundamentalist&pg=PA42|page=89}}</ref> and other ] ] schools, as well as non-fundamentalist Christian schools{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} and ] families around the world. It is named after Rebekah Horton, wife of college president Arlin Horton, both of whom founded both PCC and Abeka, administering them simultaneously. Abeka and ] (formerly ] Press) have been considered the two major publishers of Christian-based educational materials in America.<ref>{{cite book|last=Parsons|first=Paul F|title=Inside America's Christian Schools|year=1988|publisher=Mercer University Press|isbn=978-0-86554-303-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FPGAORFfzC4C&q=%22Pensacola+Christian+College%22++%22beka+books%22+fundamentalist&pg=PA42|page=42}}</ref> | |||
| Abeka has been criticized for selling works that do not follow a scientific consensus regarding the ], ], and ]. In '']'', a judge upheld the ]'s rejection of Abeka publications for preparatory use because the books are "inconsistent with the viewpoints and knowledge generally accepted in the ]."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://ncse.com/news/2006/08/creationist-lawsuit-against-uc-system-to-proceed-00791 | title=Creationist lawsuit against UC system to proceed| publisher=] |date=August 10, 2006| access-date = November 18, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/08/08/news/californian/murrieta/za3f1fe48ff6b8872882574a0000ff96d.txt | title=Judge throws out religious discrimination suit | publisher=] | date=August 8, 2008 | access-date=August 24, 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815065757/http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/08/08/news/californian/murrieta/za3f1fe48ff6b8872882574a0000ff96d.txt | archive-date=August 15, 2008 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> | |||
| In 1996, state and federal agencies requested millions of dollars of unpaid taxes between 1988 and 1995 from A Beka Book, at the time a division of PCC.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wallsten|first=Peter|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-taxpayers-foot-religious/155769384/|title=Taxpayers Foot Religious School's Tax Tab|date=July 7, 1996|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|pages=17, 22|access-date=September 22, 2024|via=newspapers.com}}<br></ref> In a settlement without any admission of wrongdoing, Pensacola Christian College paid $44.5 million in federal taxes. The organization also voluntarily paid $3.5 million Florida state taxes in full even though it had received legislative relief from them and no longer bore any legal liability for them, to avoid any appearance of offense or subsidization by the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1996/october28/6tc94c.html|title=College Pays Millions in Taxes|date=October 28, 1996|via=christianitytoday.com}}</ref> | |||
| === Chris-Tex === | |||
| Chris-Tex is a public foundation based in Pensacola, Florida that was founded in 1998 made to function as the investment and endowment manager for Pensacola Christian College. For the fiscal year 2022, revenue was $61 million with assets reported of $1.36b.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ProPublica|first=Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Ken Schwencke, Brandon Roberts, Alec Glassford|title=Chris Tex Inc - Nonprofit Explorer|url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/593525513|access-date=2021-02-14|website=ProPublica|date=May 9, 2013|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=ProPublica|first=Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Ken Schwencke, Brandon Roberts, Alec Glassford|title=Chris Tex Inc, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer|url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/593525513/202020439349302057/full|access-date=2021-02-14|website=ProPublica|date=May 9, 2013|language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| * ] - Job candidate on the second season of NBC's reality TV show, '']'' in 2004<ref>"'Apprentice' connection," ''Pensacola News Journal'', January 14, 2005</ref> | |||
| * ] - ] politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.micahvanhuss.com/index.php|title=Micah Van Huss - Home|website=www.micahvanhuss.com|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> Huss graduated from PCC with a degree in Computer Science in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/House/members/h6.html|title=Representatives - TN General Assembly|website=www.capitol.tn.gov|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> | |||
| * ] - professional baseball umpire<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.closecallsports.com/2017/05/major-league-debut-of-umpire-john-libka.html|title=Major League Debut of Umpire John Libka (84)|website=www.closecallsports.com}}</ref> | |||
| * ] - ] politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legislature.maine.gov/senate/senator-garrett-mason/9377|title=District 22 Sen. Garrett Mason {{!}} Maine State Legislature|website=legislature.maine.gov|language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref> Mason graduated from PCC with a degree in Management in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.pcci.edu/Update/2011/Spring2011/12.html | title=PCC Graduates in Government | publisher=Pensacola Christian College | year=2011 | access-date=March 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200440/http://www.pcci.edu/Update/2011/Spring2011/12.html | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
| * ] - ] politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref> | |||
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Liberal arts college in Pensacola, Florida
 College seal | |
| Motto | Strength. Truth. Beauty. |
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| Type | Private college |
| Established | 1974 |
| Founders | Arlin and Beka Horton |
| Accreditation | TRACS |
| Religious affiliation | Independent Baptist |
| President | Troy Shoemaker |
| Vice-president | Jon Lands |
| Students | 4,882 (2017) |
| Location | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Colors | Blue, white, yellow |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Sporting affiliations | NCCAA Division II – South |
| Mascot | Eagor |
| Website | www |
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30°28′15″N 87°13′57″W / 30.4709°N 87.2325°W / 30.4709; -87.2325 Pensacola Christian College (PCC) is a private Christian college in Pensacola, Florida. Founded in 1974 by Arlin and Beka Horton, it has been accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools since 2013.
History
Arlin and Beka Horton graduated from Bob Jones University in 1951, and moved to Pensacola, Florida, in 1952 to found a Christian grade school. That school, Pensacola Christian Grade School, opened in 1954; it was later renamed Pensacola Christian Academy.
In 1974, the Hortons opened Pensacola Christian College to further their vision of "Education from a Christian Perspective." The college had 100 students its first year open, and was based in a single building, Ballard Hall.
Pensacola Theological Seminary, an extension of PCC's graduate school, was founded in 1998. Its avowed purpose is "to fill each student's mind and heart with what the Bible says."
In February 2012, Arlin Horton announced that he would be retiring from the ministry after May 2012. The school's board voted unanimously to install Troy Shoemaker, a PCC graduate, as president of the college. Shoemaker, a former administrator at Pensacola Christian Academy, completed his undergraduate education at PCC and holds a Doctor of Education degree from the institution as well as an education specialist degree from the University of West Florida. In July 2019, Shoemaker hired Jon Lands as the executive vice president. Lands completed his undergraduate education at PCC, graduating with a bachelor's degree in pastoral ministries. He also received his honorary doctorate from PCC in 2011.
A concert at the school on February 11, 2023, by the British a capella ensemble the King's Singers was cancelled with two hours' notice due to "concerns" about the "lifestyle" and sexual orientation of a member of the group. Pensacola Christian College's Articles of Faith classify homosexuality as a form of sexual immorality along with adultery, fornication, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography, citing passages in the Book of Matthew, the First Epistle to the Corinthians, and the Book of Hebrews.
Academics
PCC has nine academic divisions including Bible, business, education, engineering and computer science, humanities, natural sciences, nursing, performing arts, and visual arts. Graduate degrees are offered through the graduate school at PCC and through Pensacola Theological Seminary in the fields of Bible, business administration, communicative arts, divinity, education, ministry, music, and nursing.
The college markets its education programs as being specifically intended to prepare educators for employment at Christian schools rather than public schools, though graduates of the programs have been eligible to apply for public school teacher certification in Florida since 2000.
Because the college accepts a literal interpretation of the Genesis creation narrative from the Bible and rejects evolution and other mainstream theories about the origins and age of Earth, students are taught young Earth creationism, and that God created the Earth in six literal 24-hour days. PCC's biology classes are based on creationism.
Accreditation
Since 2013, Pensacola Christian College has been accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), a religious national accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, to offer associates to doctorate degrees. However, Pensacola Christian College does not participate in any federal or state funded financial aid programs. In consequence, the college is exempt from federal guidelines concerning many forms of discrimination (e.g., Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972), investigations into accusations of sexual abuse, and sharing of information about crimes on campus (Clery Act).
From 1974 until 2011, Pensacola Christian College did not seek accreditation. In numerous publications the school explained that it eschewed accreditation, indicating that an outside agency that did not share its religious and moral views might try to pressure the college to change or eliminate its beliefs.
The college changed course on November 9, 2011, when the administration informed its students that PCC had been awarded candidacy for accreditation, a pre-accreditation status, by Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. In October 2013, PCC was officially accredited by TRACS.
The baccalaureate and master's degrees in nursing at Pensacola Christian College are also accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing, and the baccalaureate degree in engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Student life
Athletics
Main article: Pensacola Christian Eagles
PCC participates in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) for intercollegiate sports. Sports include men's basketball and soccer and women's basketball and volleyball. The men's wrestling team won the NCCAA national championship in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998, the last year before the NCCAA discontinued the sport. The Men's Eagles Basketball games as well as the Lady Eagles basketball games are played in the arena level of the Sports Center. PCC also hosts a number of invitational high school sporting tournaments and camps.
In addition to intercollegiate athletics, PCC students are also afforded the opportunity to play intramural sports through their Collegians. Sports offered through collegians include soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, and broom-hockey among others, and the Eagles have a cheerleading squad called the Blue Crew. Every fall Collegian Soccer culminates with the winners of the playoffs facing each other in the annual Turkey Bowl held over the Thanksgiving weekend. In the spring, students can play softball and basketball.
Recreation
The campus offers opportunities for individual or group recreation, such as the Arlin R. Horton Sports Center which originally opened in 1993. The sports center has facilities for ice skating, bowling, racquetball, miniature golf, table tennis, and weight lifting. In addition with an expansion completed in 2008 by Hewes & Company, LLC, it includes a surfing wave, water cannons, an inline skating track, a rooftop sun deck, a snack bar, escape room and climbing walls. The campus also has the John Ray Hall Field House in which students can play basketball, swim, work out in the weight room, and play tennis. For students willing to make the 30-minute drive, the West Campus has 24 Hobie catamarans with classes "offered in sailing, kayaking, swimming, and lifeguarding."
Rules and regulations
PCC policies govern many aspects of the students' lives, including dress, hairstyles, cleanliness of residence hall rooms, styles of music, borrowing, off-campus employment, and Internet access. For example, "All students are expected to dress modestly, in conservative fashions and . . . men are not to wear effeminate hairstyles or apparel."
PCC also prohibits physical contact and interaction between unwed members of the opposite sex. Mixed groups must obtain a "3+ Pass" to hang out off campus, however, men and women are not allowed to ride in the same vehicle to the destination without an approved chaperone. Students over the age of 23 are not required to have a chaperone on a date, but cannot go to a beach or a park after dark.
Most stairwells, elevators, and parking lots on campus are segregated by gender.
Other prohibited activities at PCC include "fornication, adultery, homosexual behavior, or any other sexual perversion. Also, any involvement in pornography or sexual communications, including verbal, written, or electronic." In addition, "most forms of dancing," profanity, hazing, discrimination, gambling, stealing and "witchcraft, séances, astrology, or any other satanic practices" are also banned. Students are also not allowed to use, possess, or "associate" with alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs. Policy violations also include visiting movie theaters, patronizing unauthorized area businesses, being off campus after hours, and being in a residence hall belonging to a member of the opposite sex.
Demerits and discipline
PCC has three levels of punishment; students can be given "infractions," "demerits," or be expelled. The school operates a "demerit" system where "demerits" are "recorded on a student's record for the purpose of limiting continued misconduct, given for continued neglect of responsibilities or for more serious offenses." Students may be given notices, charges, demerits, or be expelled. Students who have these demerits are subject to administrative review by the Student Court, during which demerits are assigned or canceled corresponding to the degree of the infraction or circumstantial conditions surrounding the incident in question."
In the past (at least until 2008), students who acquired a certain number of demerits in a semester were "campused," meaning they were not allowed to leave campus for a period of time. Students suspected of more serious violations could be subject to being "shadowed," where they were assigned to a Residence Assistant (a fellow student who was selected by PCC to provide leadership in the residence hall and to enforce college regulations). This included being required to attend the Residence Assistant's classes and moving to the Residence Assistant's room. While being shadowed the student was prohibited from speaking with any student other than with the Floor Leader who was shadowing them.
The rules and disciplinary policies at Pensacola Christian College have been the subject of criticism. In 1996 a PCC alumnus started an electronic newsletter entitled The Student Voice, which criticized PCC, particularly the school's rules and demerit system. It was originally published in a newsletter format distributed exclusively via e-mail, and it was later published at www.pensacolachristiancollege.com. Following numerous attempts by the college to have the website shut down through arbitration and lawsuits, the website's owners relinquished control of the domain to the college, who has redirected the domain to the main PCC website.
Students may also be written up for infractions such as but not limited to- frayed pants, going off campus with a person of the opposite sex, watching movies rated PG-13 or higher, and listening to "worldly music".
Faith and King-James-only debate
PCC rejects hyper-Calvinism, Modernism, Neo-orthodoxy, and the modern day charismatic movement and specifically states that "Pensacola Christian is not a part of the 'tongues movement' and does not allow students to participate in or promote any charismatic activities, nor do we permit students to promote hyper-Calvinism."
PCC also states the belief that the Textus Receptus is the superior Greek text of the Bible and upon this basis uses the King James Version of the Bible for all pulpit ministry and classroom Bible instruction.
Affiliated ministries of PCC
The Campus Church
The Campus Church, an Independent Baptist church, meets in the 6200 seat, 314,000 Sq. Ft. Crowne Center on Pensacola Christian College's campus and has Sunday morning, evening and Wednesday evening services. The Campus Church is not a department of the college, but is a separate entity operating alongside the college.
Rejoice in the Lord
The Campus Church holds weekly services from the Crowne Center at Pensacola Christian College. The services are recorded and edited for the weekly television broadcast of Rejoice in the Lord. The programming of Rejoice in the Lord consists of musical numbers performed by the Rejoice Choir, various PCC musical ensemble groups, congregational singing recorded in the Campus Church and preaching by Pastor Jeff Redlin. The hour-long television program is broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sundays on the Daystar Television Network.
WPCS
Main article: WPCS (FM)Pensacola Christian College owns radio station WPCS 89.5 FM, known on-air as Rejoice Radio. WPCS is the main station of the Rejoice Broadcasting Network (sometimes referred to as "RBN"). The content heard on Rejoice Radio consists primarily of inspirational music and syndicated Christian radio programming.
Abeka
Abeka, formerly known as A Beka Book, is a publisher affiliated with Pensacola Christian College that produces K–12 curriculum materials that are used by Protestant fundamentalist and other conservative Evangelical Christian schools, as well as non-fundamentalist Christian schools and homeschooling families around the world. It is named after Rebekah Horton, wife of college president Arlin Horton, both of whom founded both PCC and Abeka, administering them simultaneously. Abeka and BJU Press (formerly Bob Jones University Press) have been considered the two major publishers of Christian-based educational materials in America.
Abeka has been criticized for selling works that do not follow a scientific consensus regarding the origins of the universe, origins of life, and evolution. In Association of Christian Schools International et al. v. Roman Stearns et al., a judge upheld the University of California's rejection of Abeka publications for preparatory use because the books are "inconsistent with the viewpoints and knowledge generally accepted in the scientific community."
In 1996, state and federal agencies requested millions of dollars of unpaid taxes between 1988 and 1995 from A Beka Book, at the time a division of PCC. In a settlement without any admission of wrongdoing, Pensacola Christian College paid $44.5 million in federal taxes. The organization also voluntarily paid $3.5 million Florida state taxes in full even though it had received legislative relief from them and no longer bore any legal liability for them, to avoid any appearance of offense or subsidization by the state.
Chris-Tex
Chris-Tex is a public foundation based in Pensacola, Florida that was founded in 1998 made to function as the investment and endowment manager for Pensacola Christian College. For the fiscal year 2022, revenue was $61 million with assets reported of $1.36b.
Notable alumni
- Maria Boren - Job candidate on the second season of NBC's reality TV show, The Apprentice in 2004
- James Van Huss - Tennessee politician Huss graduated from PCC with a degree in Computer Science in 2003.
- John Libka - professional baseball umpire
- Garrett Mason - Maine politician Mason graduated from PCC with a degree in Management in 2006.
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers - Washington politician
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