Amplified Impact in Your Local Church
We partner with pastors to raise up ministry leaders.
We want to partner with you
ASCENT COLLEGE partners with churches and organizations worldwide to provide accredited online collegiate education blended with hands-on ministry service.
Let’s work together to prepare Spirit-empowered ministers to be passionate, principled, and practical leaders in your local church.
Hands-on training in alignment with the local church
We prioritize active student involvement in the local church. Degree programs require weekly service, tracked in partnership with local senior pastors and mentoring faculty to enrich the learning process via real-time conversations and practical ministry leadership experiences that build a firm foundation for long-term service right at home. Our global network of partner sites can rest assured we are walking alongside them every step of the way.
Active student service and involvement in local church needs
Access to affordable educational pathways for staff and lay leaders
Mentoring relationships between students and partner site pastors
Opportunity to prepare future ministers and local church leaders
Alignment with the unique “DNA” of partner site churches
Minimal administrative responsibilities and no direct cost to partner sites
Special 25% partner site tuition discount for all enrolled students
Our Spirit-Filled Partners
Bethel Temple Church
River of Life Church
The Bridge Community Church
Lifehouse Church
Chapel Springs Church
Trinity Life
Springfield Assembly of God
Hancock Assembly of God
Eastern Assembly of God
Williamsburg Assembly of God
Mount Zion Assembly of God
Victory Church
Potomac School of Leadership
Jubilee Christian Center
Palms Church
Crosswalk Williamsburg
Harrisonburg First Assembly of God
LightHouse VA
Freedom Church
Trinity Assembly of God Midlothian
Hope Fellowship
The Bridge Church
Mountainside Community Fellowship
Faith Assembly
Calvary
Smithfield Assembly of God
King Street Church
Victory Church
Cedar Mountain Chapel
Living Spring International Worship Center
Sanctuary of Wind and Fire AG Church
Coast City AG
West End Assembly of God
Central Assembly of God
Potomac Valley Assembly Church
Hope City Church
Word of Life International
Converge Life Church
Glory Assembly of God Ghana
The Cause Church
Lifehouse Church
New Community Church
Adult & Teen Challenge Baltimore
Adult & Teen Challenge New Mexico
River of Life Community Church
Adult & Teen Challenge Virginia
Bethel Assembly of God
Rockville Assembly
Restore Church
Word of Life International
Jehovah Shammah Assembly of God
Destination Church
Restoration Life Church

Patrick Grach
“Ascent College provides accessible, affordable, and quality training for anyone looking to advance their biblical understanding and ministry leadership. With classes and programs designed around the student’s schedule and available in partnership with the local church, this is the ideal college for individuals looking to develop academically and through practical leadership experience.”
Lead Pastor
Lifehouse Church

Gavin Brown
“Ascent College is a preeminent, close-knit,
and diverse community committed to helping students flourish in their calling for God. I highly recommend any student desiring to learn and grow deeper to apply!”
Senior Pastor
Lifehouse Church

George W. Raduano
“The ability to offer accredited college Bible training in the context of our local church will benefit both the students and our ministries. Within a local Pentecostal environment, the fire of learning
will burn brightly.”
Trinity Ambassador
TrinityLife Assembly of God
WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER.
AMPLIFY IMPACT IN YOUR CHURCH TODAY.
Ascent College admits students of any race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other school-administered programs.
The College reserves the right to withdraw a student for what it considers to be a necessary cause at any time.