School Details
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a private, not-for-profit, four-year school in Louisiana that is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The seminary was founded in 1917 by an act of the Southern Baptist Convention. Upon founding, the school was named the New Orleans Seminary and it was the first theological institution to be created by direct action of the Southern Baptist Convention. After enrollment growth and academic expansion into the area of graduate studies, the school was renamed the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1946. The mission of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is “to equip leaders to fulfill the Great Commission and the Great Commandments through the local church and its ministries.”
NOBTS offers degrees and certificates at all levels from associates to doctoral in subjects related to ministry, theology, and education. In addition to studying on campus, NOBTS students may study at any of the school’s 17 extension centers scattered across the Southeast, as well as online. NOBTS online degrees are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels along with certificates. There are three formats available:
- Standard Online (asynchronous)
- NOLA2U Live (synchronous)
- NOLA2U Flex (asynchronous and synchronous)
Accreditation & Licensing
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is accredited by:
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)