Magnolia Bible College was a private Christian

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 Bible college

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, founded in 1976, affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The college was located in Kosciusko, Mississippi

Kosciusko, Mississippi

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 and offered the B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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, the B.S.

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, and the B.Th.

Bachelor of Theology

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 degrees in Bible

Biblical studies

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. The degrees awarded by MBC were available to both men and women, regardless of religious affiliation.

The college was accredited

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 by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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 and offered general education courses which were fully transferable to other institutions of higher learning.

Due to stringent financial hardships, Magnolia Bible College closed its doors on December 17th, 2009. Sister-school Freed-Hardeman University

Freed-Hardeman University

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now serves as MBC's retainer (e.g. official records, transcript requests, etc.)