Central Baptist College (CBC) Acceptance Rate, GPA, and Admission Requirements

Central Baptist College does not accept the Common Application. All applicants must apply directly through CBC's own institutional application portal at cbc.edu. This distinction matters because students who are simultaneously applying to other schools through Common App may assume CBC appears on the Common App school list - it does not, and failing to discover this early enough means the application is simply never submitted. The application fee is $25. CBC has two priority deadlines that carry scholarship implications: December 10 and February 15. Applications submitted after February 15 are still considered on a rolling basis through August 15, but students who miss the priority windows compete for a reduced pool of institutional scholarship funding. Start the CBC-specific application in November or December, parallel to any Common App applications being submitted to other schools, so the priority deadline is not missed simply because it was not calendared.

Central Baptist College has more than 50 endowed scholarships and five levels of renewable academic merit scholarships, all of which are awarded on a first-come-first-served basis relative to the priority deadlines of December 10 and February 15. Students who apply and are accepted by December 10 receive priority consideration in the first round of scholarship decisions, typically issued with their acceptance letter. Students who apply by February 15 remain eligible for the second priority round. Athletic scholarships are available across 16 NAIA varsity sports and are awarded directly by the sport-specific head coach - if you are a student-athlete, contact your sport's head coach before either priority deadline, not after acceptance. Music scholarships are awarded by the Music Director. Institutional scholarships at CBC are renewable annually according to the Federal Student Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress policy, meaning you must maintain SAP eligibility to renew - confirm the GPA and credit completion minimums for your specific scholarship at your financial aid meeting.

Central Baptist College's PACE (Professional Adult Education) program enrolls more than 200 non-traditional students in a once-per-week evening format - students attend one class session per week per course, allowing full-time employment to continue alongside degree completion. PACE is not a correspondence or self-paced online program; it is a structured in-person (and hybrid) weekly meeting format designed specifically for working adults who cannot attend traditional daytime classes. Degrees in Business, Behavioral Science, and other fields are available through PACE. If you are an adult learner returning to complete a degree, or a non-traditional student who works full-time, the PACE pathway at CBC exists specifically for this population and is a core part of the institution's enrollment model - not a peripheral accommodation. Contact the admissions office specifically about PACE enrollment, as the PACE application process, pricing, and scheduling may differ from traditional undergraduate admission.

Central Baptist College fields 16 varsity NAIA athletic programs including baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and wrestling for men; and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball for women. The college also competes in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. NAIA scholarship structures at small schools like CBC give coaches substantially more flexibility per athlete than NCAA programs, and coaches at schools with small rosters actively recruit students who would not be offered a scholarship at a larger program. If you are a competitive high school student-athlete in any of these sports, reach out to the head coach for your sport directly and before December 10 - not through the admissions office. Send your athletic profile, film if applicable, and academic record. Ask explicitly about scholarship availability for your class year. A partial athletic scholarship of even $2,000?$4,000 per year is meaningful at a $23,015 tuition institution and can be stacked with academic merit scholarships.