Northern Christian College is a post-secondary educational institution. Baccalaureate programs are offered in the fields of Liberal Arts

Liberal arts

The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...

, Ministry

Theology

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, Nursing

Nursing

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, Teacher Education

Teacher education

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, Accountancy

Accountancy

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, and Commerce-Secretarial. The school also offers a Master's degree program in Education. There are 80 members on the faculty, and student enrollment is approximately 2000.

History

Northern Christian College was first established as Northern Luzon Christian College in Vigan

Vigan City

The City of Vigan is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur...

, Ilocos Sur

Ilocos Sur

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 in 1933. The college moved to Laoag City

Laoag City

The City of Laoag is a 1st class city in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It is the capital city of Ilocos Norte, and the province's political, commercial, and industrial hub. It is the location of the Ilocos region's only commercial airport...

 in 1943, but was closed the next year due to World War II

World War II

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. The school was reopened as Northern Christian College in 1946.

Academics

In 2007, NCC registered approximately 2000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college focuses in delivering quality education to the community with an emphasis in training its students to uphold Christian moral values in their respective field. All programs in offered by NCC are recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and range from degrees (A.B., B.S., M.S., M.A., and Ph.D.) in several disciplines including:

• Accountancy
  Accountancy
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• Commerce
  Commerce
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• Education
  Education
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• Business Management
• Nursing
  Nursing
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• Political Science
  Political science
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• Public Administration
  Public administration
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• Social Welfare
• Theology
  Theology
  Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
  
  
• Hotel and Restaurant Management

Religious Affiliation

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

The Christian Church is a Mainline Protestant denomination in North America. It is often referred to as The Christian Church, The Disciples of Christ, or more simply as The Disciples...

 and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines

United Church of Christ in the Philippines

The United Church of Christ in the Philippines is a Christian denomination in the Philippines...

.