Nazarene Bible College (NBC) is a Bible College located on 43 acres (170,000 m) in Colorado Springs, Colorado founded in 1964, chartered in 1967, and approved by the Colorado Department of Education to grant degrees in 1970. NBC has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio. Admission is noncompetitive and the academic year is divided into trimesters, similar to the quarter calendar system, but granting credit in semester hours. Nazarene Bible College is a private four-year, co-educational institution serving over 1400 students through both campus and online course delivery. The average students' age is 38 years old, and there is no housing on campus. The ratio of men to women is slightly less than 2:1. Additionally, 80% are married, and 75% are Nazarene with 31 other Christian denominations represented. Our alumni have gone on to serve in 49 states and 65 countries. As God calls men and women to ministry, NBC believes that call is a call to biblical preparation. Nazarene Bible College is one of the ten Nazarene institutions of higher education in the United States.