North Central University is a coeducational, undergraduate, primarily residential college owned and operated by 11 Assemblies of God districts of the upper Midwest. It is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The school was founded in 1930 and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The official mission statement is reproduced below. North Central University is a Christ-centered Pentecostal school with a commitment to academic excellence that prepares students to fulfill biblical models of leadership and ministry throughout the world. (Ephesians 4:11-12) NCU requires a minimum 30-credit Bible/theology core for all majors, as well as a 45-credit general education core, 9 credits of the Bible/Theology core are included in the general education core. It also requires daily chapel attendance and other methods of spiritual formation. Students must agree to conduct themselves according to biblical & NCU community-life standards. Many majors are geared toward church-oriented vocations. All majors are designed to be ministry-focused, training students to serve God in a variety of ways according to their calling and gifts.