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Ascent College Announces New Digital Ministries Program
Ascent College is thrilled to announce a new digital ministries academic track for students, offered with both certificate and bachelor’s degree concentration components. Do phrases like UdPGs, AI, data stewardship, and emergent tech capture your attention? Keep...
Why the Diploma Program?
We recently sat down with former student Katy Calabrese, who recently graduated with her Diploma in Ministry Leadership (DML) and now serves as one of our academic advisors at Ascent College. As a busy soccer mom to twin pre-teen boys, business owner, community...
Avoiding Burnout with Sabbath Rest
Please enjoy the following Sabbath insights written by Ascent College faculty member and Dean of Family Ministries Leadership, Dr. Jesse Joyner. Mr. Belton was an elderly gentleman who lived next door to my wife and me when we lived in the first house we purchased. It...
Why I Chose Ascent College: Amanda Kline
Almost everyone I knew focused on learning something new while trapped at home during the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020-2021. Before that, I spent my summer months leading mission trips throughout the United States part-time, serving as a middle school music and...
Year in Review 2023: Look What the Lord Has Done
To contribute to the Ascent College Annual Scholarship Fund, please visit https://ascent.edu/donate/ or mail your check as follows: Ascent CollegeAttn: Ms. Sonji TheeP.O. Box 690Gainesville, VA 20156-0690 Include “Annual Scholarship Fund” in the check memo...
2024 Spring Course Offering Announced
The Fall semester is in full swing! Believe it or not, it’s already time to plan ahead for the Spring term! We’ve got your back - check out the amazing 2024 Spring course offering below. Academic advisors will be reaching out to current students very soon. For those...
A #BetterTogether Match Made in Heaven: Potomac School of Leadership
Did you know that Ascent College is partnered with the Potomac School of Leadership and the Potomac Ministry Network? Ascent College has over forty different partner sites helping to spread the word about the accredited academic programs we offer to equip and empower...
Why I Chose Ascent College: Eden Kight
I did not think ministry leadership was for me. I was mentally and emotionally abused within the church for 14 years. I was discouraged by Christian women that becoming a pastor or holding any ministry role was not a financially stable life choice. As a young...
Ascent College Announces Main Campus Move and First Extension Site
Ascent College recently announced a main campus move from Hampton, Virginia, to Gainesville, Virginia. Taking up residence in the Potomac Ministry Center on John Marshall Highway, President Dr. Rob Rhoden states, “Ascent’s relocation to Northern Virginia strategically...
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