Judson College

What Judson College does

Judson College is a private, non-profit undergraduate institution located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, affiliated with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) and sharing its campus, faculty, library, bookstore, and administrative services. The college offers bachelor's degrees in business, global studies, pastoral ministry, counseling, teacher education, and ethics, oriented toward what the institution terms "Great Commission living" — theological education integrated with practical ministry preparation and vocational discernment.

Its core products are the residential undergraduate degree programs, complemented by 5-year combined bachelor's/master's pathways with SEBTS, a dual-enrollment offering for high school students, and a distance learning option. The student experience is differentiated by the House System — five named student communities (Brainerd, Fuller, Liele, Schaeffer, Elliott) established in 2016 with formal student leadership positions — alongside a Great Books curriculum, D-Groups for discipleship, a Vocation and Calling course, and faculty-led mission trips through the Center for Great Commission Studies. The college employs only 11 listed staff, with most instructional and operational resources drawn from the parent seminary.

Revenue is generated through tuition and fees (including a disclosed $120 graduation fee), with pricing not publicly disclosed on the website. The go-to-market is community-led: prospective students discover via the website, visit campus, apply online, and enroll, with no disclosed enterprise or institutional customers. The institution markets to a single persona — college-aged individuals seeking Christ-centered undergraduate education in the Southeastern U.S. — and there are no AI, technology platform, or proprietary software components in the offering.

Name

Judson College

Legal name

Judson College

Website

https://collegeatsoutheastern.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Judson College is a private non-profit undergraduate college in Wake Forest, NC, affiliated with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, offering bachelor's degrees in theology, business, global studies, counseling, and related fields to students seeking Christ-centered education and ministry preparation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theological Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Bible Colleges (Undergraduate Ministry & Biblical Studies) (EDAHAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Christian Colleges with Theological Programs (EDAHAKAG), Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Undergraduate theological education
• Christian higher education
• Biblical studies programs
• Ministry preparation degrees
• Great commission studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Wake Forest

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition payments for undergraduate degree programs. Additional revenue from fees including $120 graduation fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Judson College is a private, non-profit undergraduate college affiliated with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary that offers four-year bachelor's degree programs in business, global studies, pastoral ministry, counseling, teacher education, and ethics. The college integrates theological education with Great Commission-focused ministry preparation through a residential campus experience in Wake Forest, North Carolina, supplemented by dual enrollment, distance learning, and 5-year combined bachelor/master's pathways.

Product overview

Judson College offers a Christ-centered undergraduate education as a women's college affiliated with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The institution provides bachelor's degree programs in business, global studies, pastoral ministry, counseling, teacher education, and ethics, complemented by 5-year combined degree options, dual enrollment for high school students, and distance learning opportunities. The college's distinctive House System organizes students into five communities with student leadership structures. Additional programs include the Great Books curriculum, Vocation and Calling course, D-Groups for discipleship, and career/ministry development resources including GO Meetings, on-campus employment, and mission trip opportunities through the Center for Great Commission Studies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Four-year bachelor's degree programs in business, global studies, pastoral ministry, counseling, teacher education, and ethics, designed to prepare students for Great Commission service in church, missions, and society.
• 5-Year Degree Programs Combined bachelor's and master's degree pathways that allow students to earn both degrees in five years.
• Dual Enrollment Program Program allowing high school students to earn both high school and college credit simultaneously.
• Distance Learning Online educational opportunities complementing on-campus instruction for students unable to attend in person.
• Great Books Program Curriculum guiding students in reading, understanding, and discussing classic works of literature, history, theology, philosophy, science, and government.
• Career and Ministry Development Program providing vocational guidance, GO Meetings for advising, on-campus employment opportunities, off-campus employment connections through Worker Springs portal, and alumni association resources.
• Vocation and Calling Course Freshman-year course helping students discern and pursue their unique ministry or career calling from God.
• Center for Great Commission Studies Center offering GO Meetings for career and ministry advising and helping students discover and pursue their Great Commission pathway, including faculty-led mission trip opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students prepared to give their lives for the cause of Christ in church, nations, and society

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJudson College is affiliated with Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, sharing campus facilities in Wake Forest, NC. The college prepares students for ministry while the seminary offers graduate-level theological education. Students have access to shared resources including library, bookstore, career services, and alumni network. The institutions share administrative resources and operate under common leadership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Liberty University: Large evangelical university in Lynchburg, VA offering undergraduate theology and ministry degrees online and on-campus, competing for the same evangelical students with broader program portfolio and national reach.
• Moody Bible Institute: Larger established Bible college and theological institution in Chicago offering undergraduate ministry degrees with broader scope and national brand, competing for the same Bible-college student segment.
• New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary: SBC-affiliated seminary in Louisiana with undergraduate Leavell College program offering ministry-focused bachelor's degrees, serving overlapping Baptist ministerial-student market.
• Bob Jones University: Large fundamentalist Christian university in South Carolina with broad undergraduate offerings including biblical studies and ministry, competing for similar conservative-Christian student demographics in the Southeast.
• Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary: SBC-affiliated seminary offering undergraduate ministerial preparation, operating in a similar denominational theological education niche but with a primarily graduate focus.

Regional players

• Campbell University: Private Baptist-affiliated university in Buies Creek, NC offering broad undergraduate programs including Christian studies, competing for similar Baptist students in the North Carolina regional market.

Emerging players

• Carolina Christian University: Small Christian college in North Carolina offering undergraduate ministry and biblical studies degrees in close geographic proximity, competing for similar Southeast Christian student candidates.

Direct peers

• Boyce College: Undergraduate college of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY — a near-twin structure to Judson as the undergraduate arm of a major SBC seminary with shared campus and academic pipeline.
• Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary: Sister/parent institution sharing the Wake Forest campus with Judson. SEBTS offers graduate theological degrees while Judson offers undergraduate theological degrees, creating a direct academic pipeline partnership and shared operational resources.
• Criswell College: Baptist undergraduate theological college in Dallas, TX offering ministry-focused bachelor's degrees with comparable mission-driven positioning, denominational alignment, and small-scale campus model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JudsonCollege
• Facebookfacebook.com/JudsonCollege
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/judsoncollege
• Instagraminstagram.com/judsoncollege

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