Diploma in Youth Work
The two-year diploma in Youth Work is designed to equip students for youth ministry, often alongside another vocation. Students receive a strong biblical foundation alongside the practical skills necessary for youth ministry in numerous contexts. Graduates from the two year diploma often work in churches or parachurch organizations as gifted, committed and passionate youth workers. Others have continued on with studies in social services with a youth emphasis. Wherever they go, Columbia Youth Work graduates are prepared to use their gifts to influence and impact teenagers for the gospel.
Bachelor of Arts in Practical Theology, Major in Youth Work
The Youth Work degree program prepares students for strategic leadership within the field of youth ministry. The program is designed to combine in-class education and hands-on practicums in order to provide the very best experiential education possible. To enhance class lectures, students are introduced to vocational youth workers who share their expertise, giftedness and passion. In their third year, students will have the opportunity to apply for a 10 month internship in either a church or parachurch organization where they learn under the mentorship of a veteran youth worker. This emphasis on study and application offers the students a program that is intentionally holistic and integrative in its scope. Graduates from the degree program better understand youth culture and are able to employ new skills in the area of youth ministry.