Talk:Columbia Bible college

Merge: Same school

Columbia Bible College is one of the divisions of Columbia International University. Technically, they're not exactly the same

Counterpoint: Same school

Yes, Columbia International University has a Bible College division, but I agree with this merging since they are the exact same school.

New Point: Columbia Bible College is actually the original name of CIU. The name in the early nineties was Columbia Bible College and Seminary, but the name was ultimately changed to reflect a more diversified mission (including graduate programs not directly related to clergy training and education). While the undergraduate division is still called the Bible College (and, indeed, CIU is still known as Columbia Bible College by older residents of the city), the name is something of a misnomer since there are a greater variety of undergraduate programs available than simply biblical studies. On the whole, the two articles should be merged since the Bible College is a constituent division of CIU, with both having the same chief executive and largely the same faculty. As it stands, the CIU article is so minimal that having a separate article on a constituent division seems a bit excessive and would be best served as being its own major heading or a secondary heading within the CIU article.