by our College Data Analytics TeamLay Ministry is a concentration offered under the pastoral counseling and specialized ministries major at Grace Christian University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in lay ministry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Grace was $573 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,740 | $13,740 |
| Fees | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $600 | $600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,300 | $8,300 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,100 | $2,100 |
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Grace does not offer an online option for its lay ministry associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Grace Online Learning page.
Women made up around 48.1% of the lay ministry students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.2%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in lay ministry at Grace in 2019-2020, 40.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 17 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
