Alabama schools make list of top Christian colleges

Alabama schools make list of top Christian colleges

ROME, Ga. — Alabama’s three Baptist institutions of higher learning were all named to the 2009 list of “America’s Best Christian Colleges,” according to a recent news release by Judson College in Marion.

Judson, Samford University in Birmingham and the University of Mobile all made the list of 130 selected by Institutional Research & Evaluation Inc. (IR&E) from a pool of nearly 400 Christian higher education institutions.

Selection was based on which schools provide the highest educational quality in a Christian environment, according to Lewis T. Lindsey Jr., president of  IR&E Inc. of Rome, Ga.

The independent research and consulting organization, which specializes in the recruiting and retention of students for institutions of higher education, compiled the annual listing based on analysis and review of its 18th Annual National College Survey.

To be considered for the list, an institution must be an accredited, four-year school that offers bachelor’s degrees with full residential facilities and dining services.

Other Alabama schools chosen for the honor were Huntingdon College and Spring Hill College.