The South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges (SPABC) is an association of independent evangelical Bible Colleges. It was formed in 1969. Colleges are located in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 (all states plus the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

), Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

, Vanuatu

Vanuatu

Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...

 and New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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Membership "requires agreement with the Association’s evangelical position with regard to God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, salvation and the Bible", and is conditional on meeting standardshttp://www.spabc.com.au/ relating to:

• "Stability of operation.
• Leadership and administration.
• Financial responsibility.
• Number and qualifications of full-time faculty.
• Relationship to the Christian community at large.
• Resources — human and physical - supporting the programs.
• Attention to Christian character development in students."

Member colleges are regularly reassessed to assure that the standards are maintained.

Members

• Adelaide College of Ministries
  Adelaide College of Ministries
  The Adelaide College of Ministries is an evangelical bible college, established in 1982. It is located in the suburb of Klemzig in Adelaide, South Australia....
  
  
• Alliance College of Australia
  Alliance College of Australia
  Alliance College of Australia, formerly known as Canberra College of Theology, is a bible college in Canberra, Australia.-External links:*...
  
   (formerly Canberra College of Theology)
• Bible College of New Zealand
  Bible College of New Zealand
  Laidlaw College, formerly known as Bible College of New Zealand , is an evangelical Bible college in New Zealand. The college offers tertiary courses in biblical, theological, historical and pastoral studies. It also offers teaching and counseling degrees...
  
  
• Crossway College
  Crossway College
  Crossway College is a Bible college in Toowong and Rothwell in Queensland. The Head of College is currently Johan Ferreira. Crossway College offers degrees through the Australian College of Theology.-External links:*...
  
   (formerly Bible College of Queensland and Queensland Bible Institute)
• Bible College of South Australia
  Bible College of South Australia
  The Bible College of South Australia, formerly known as the Adelaide Bible Institute, is an interdenominational and evangelical Bible College in Adelaide, South Australia.-History:...
  
   (formerly Adelaide Bible Institute)
• Bible College of Victoria (also offers distance education)
• Bible College of Western Australia (formerly West Australian Bible College)
• Canberra College of Theology (offers distance education)
• Capernwray Torchbearers Australia Limited
• Carey Baptist College
  Carey Baptist College
  Carey Baptist College is a Bible and theological college for training in mission, ministry, and formation based in Auckland, New Zealand.It is the theological college of the Baptist Churches of New Zealand....
  
   (offers distance education)
• Christian Leaders Training College
  Christian Leaders Training College
  WEBSITE The Christian Leaders' Training College is an international Bible college. Their bebsite can be found at http://www.cltc.spwd.net.nz/.-Location:...
  
   (also offers distance education)
• Dunamis International College of Ministries
• Emmaus Bible College
  Emmaus Bible College, Australia
  Emmaus Bible College in Epping, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales is an Australian Bible College established in 1954.It is affiliated with the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges and the Sydney College of Divinity....
  
   (offers distance education)
• Harvest Bible College (offers distance education)
• Kingsley College (offers distance education)
• Malyon College - Queensland Baptist College of Ministries (offers distance education)
• Morling College
  Morling College
  Morling College is a Baptist theological college in Macquarie Park, New South Wales. It is an approved teaching institution of the Australian College of Theology and is a member of the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges. It was established in 1916, and moved to its present location in 1961...
  
   (offers distance education)
• Nazarene Theological College
• New Covenant International Bible College (offers distance education)
• Pathways College of Bible and Mission (offers distance education)
• Perth Bible College
  Perth Bible College
  Perth Bible College is an interdenominational Bible college in Perth, Western Australia.-History:The college was established in 1928, and is a participating member of the South Pacific Association of Bible Colleges, with all PBC courses internationally recognised by evangelical and parachurch...
  
  
• Reformed Theological College
  Reformed Theological College
  The Reformed Theological College is the theological college supported by the Christian Reformed Churches of Australia, the Reformed Churches of New Zealand and the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Australia...
  
   (offers distance education)
• The Salvation Army College of Further Education
• Sydney Missionary and Bible College
  Sydney Missionary and Bible College
  Sydney Missionary and Bible College is an independent, evangelical interdenominational Bible college in Sydney, Australia.The college was formed in 1916 by Rev. C. Benson Barnett. Its goal is to train people for ministry in Australia and abroad...
  
   (offers distance education)
• Tabor College
  Tabor College, Australia
  Tabor College, originally called The House of Tabor, in Australia, began as a Christian tertiary college offering a range of courses from certificate to post-graduate studies in the areas of counseling, education, ministry, performing arts, mission, youth studies and humanities in Adelaide. It...
  
   (campuses in a number of States) (offers distance education)
• Tahlee Bible College
  Tahlee Bible College
  For nearly 60 years functioned as an interdenominational training centre situated at Tahlee, a property on the shores of Port Stephens, less than one hour north of Newcastle and less than three hours north of Sydney....
  
  
• Talua Ministry Training Centre
• World View Centre for Intercultural Studies