Prepare Here
Serve Anywhere

Why NOBTS?

Value Meets Affordability

  • Tuition

    Tuition at NOBTS is signifantly lower than the national average. Students from SBC churches pay around $315 per credit hour for on-campus courses. Download our tuition and fees HERE.

  • FINANCIAL AID

    The Financial Aid Office offers a number of scholarships for full-time and part-time students at all levels of education.

  • Caskey Center for Church Excellence

    The Caskey Center provides full tuition scholarships for Baptist bivocational/ small church ministers from selected states. These scholarships apply to certificate, undergraduate, or master's students.

  • Student Housing

    NOBTS has affordable campus housing options for single students, married couples, and families with rates that are typically half the cost of living in the city.

Why NOBTS?

Servanthood

Preparing Servants

NOBTS and Leavell College prepares servants in a variety of ways. Students are encouraged to prepare for ministry while doing ministry through mentoring and other educational formats. Regular opportunities for community service are provided to help students develop the habit of servanthood.

Devotion

Who Walk with Christ

Our goal is that students who come to NOBTS and Leavell College leave with a deeper love for the Lord. Everything we do including the classroom, chapel, and other opportunities to grow in the knowledge of the Lord are designed to help students walk with Christ each day.

Proclamation

Proclaim his Truth

As an institution of higher education, one of the primary goals of NOBTS and Leavell College is to teach students the truth of God’s Word and His World. In order to proclaim the truth, students must know it. Our aim is to help students internalize these truths so that they are able to proclaim them accurately.

Mission

And Fulfill his Mission

Everything we do at NOBTS and Leavell College is aimed at fulfilling the mission of Christ. Students are encouraged to not only learn and research the things of God but to use what they learn in the classroom to impact the world for Christ.



Training for Service by Training Through Service

As a major port city, New Orleans is home to people from across the globe. Get your hands dirty in a city that is in desperate need of the gospel.

88%

88% unaffiliated with
an evangelical church

45%

45% unaffiliated with
any religious body

6,930

1 SBC church per
every 6,930 residents