Overview...
Modesto Bible College 2019/2020 academic calendar.
- The Fall semester begins Monday, August 26, 2019 and ends Thursday, December 12, 2019
- Students are also expected to serve and help lead during an annual fund raising dinner during the fall semester.
- Students are also expected to serve and help lead during an annual fund raising dinner during the fall semester.
- The spring Semester begins Monday, January 13, 2020 and ends Thursday, April 30, 202
- Holiday observed is Thanksgiving, November 28, 2019. Class meets on federal holidays.
- Holiday observed is Thanksgiving, November 28, 2019. Class meets on federal holidays.
- Summer mission trip dates are determined by the approved sending agency. Trips usually last around 6-8 weeks.
Modesto Bible College weekly schedule.
- Monday and Tuesday take place in a classroom setting. There are five, 50 minute classes taught each day. They are Missions, Apologetics, Theology, Church and Hermeneutics. Class time is 9 AM to 3 PM with a one hour lunch break. Students are on their own for lunch.
- Wednesday is devoted to training students to make disciples. and takes place on a local college campus. Campus time is 9 AM to 3 PM.
- Thursday is focused on debrief and takes place in the classroom. The debrief consist of presentation of papers and reviewing the previous day's campus experience. Class time is 9 AM to noon
Modesto Bible College learning format.
Modesto Bible Collge uses a unique learning style. While there will be plenty of instruction by the teachers, class time is not lecture driven. The main instructional format is guided instruction. Students will be given directives about an assignment then complete it during class time. The guided learning approach is supported by three principles.
Modesto Bible Collge uses a unique learning style. While there will be plenty of instruction by the teachers, class time is not lecture driven. The main instructional format is guided instruction. Students will be given directives about an assignment then complete it during class time. The guided learning approach is supported by three principles.
- Presenters learn better than receptors. Students who present their findings retain more information than those who simply write down what they hear. Therefore MBC students will develop and present the results of various assignments in three different formats: summary and position briefs and Bible outlines. All briefs are one page in length.
- Discussion promotes learning more than lecture. Students grasp more when they actively converse with one another than by being lectured. Therefore learning will include weekly debriefings that require group discussions and collaborative efforts.
- Preferred reading results in greater retention than assigned readings. Therefore students are given latitude within a given subject to choose books from a reading list, that interest them most. See Reading List.