As most of you know, HAC has been doing a series of alumni meetings all around the country. I went to one last night in Rockford @ North Love Baptist Church and just wanted to share with you all a couple of interesting things.
-enrollment is about 450, which is down from last year, but they have finally graduated the last of the Jericho Program, and this year's freshman class (about 160) is bigger than last years.
-the online program has about 500 enrolled, with about 100 active at any given time; many are wives who never had a chance to finish their degree years ago; you can get the same degree online, for the most part, and the classes are the same; the format is audio paired with powerpoint
-the online program is starting to bring in some serious money, and that is very helpful in their current situation
-HAC almost didn't open in the fall of 2013
-John Wilkerson spends all day Thursday at the college; he teaches Church Ed, and a class on how to disciple new converts to the freshman
-every week an outside pastor is brought in to teach Church Ed
John Wilkerson gave a brief testimony about his ministry experience, and then hung around, with Stuart Mason, Eddie Lapina, John Francis, and others to talk to people. It was my first time to meet Bro. Wilkerson, and my impression, like everybody else's that I've read, was overwhelmingly positive. He sought me out after the meeting, and waited to talk to me while I was talking to someone else. We spoke for about 15 minutes and at the end he asked me to pray with him. It was very touching actually. I see in him none/zero/zilch of the big shot disease that has so characterized that place for so long.
I almost didn't go yesterday, but my wife said to me, 'You've been mad at that place long enough. It's your alma mater. Go.' As usual, she was right. I'm very glad I did.
-enrollment is about 450, which is down from last year, but they have finally graduated the last of the Jericho Program, and this year's freshman class (about 160) is bigger than last years.
-the online program has about 500 enrolled, with about 100 active at any given time; many are wives who never had a chance to finish their degree years ago; you can get the same degree online, for the most part, and the classes are the same; the format is audio paired with powerpoint
-the online program is starting to bring in some serious money, and that is very helpful in their current situation
-HAC almost didn't open in the fall of 2013
-John Wilkerson spends all day Thursday at the college; he teaches Church Ed, and a class on how to disciple new converts to the freshman
-every week an outside pastor is brought in to teach Church Ed
John Wilkerson gave a brief testimony about his ministry experience, and then hung around, with Stuart Mason, Eddie Lapina, John Francis, and others to talk to people. It was my first time to meet Bro. Wilkerson, and my impression, like everybody else's that I've read, was overwhelmingly positive. He sought me out after the meeting, and waited to talk to me while I was talking to someone else. We spoke for about 15 minutes and at the end he asked me to pray with him. It was very touching actually. I see in him none/zero/zilch of the big shot disease that has so characterized that place for so long.
I almost didn't go yesterday, but my wife said to me, 'You've been mad at that place long enough. It's your alma mater. Go.' As usual, she was right. I'm very glad I did.
