1. Our flexible enrollment schedule means you can start your ministry preparation at any time - even if you can't come to a Western Seminary campus.

2. Distance education courses may be taken for personal enrichment, or, if taken for credit, applied toward a Western Seminary certificate, diploma, or master's degree. You decide where you start and how far you will go.

3. Advanced learning systems provide for a vital learning experience, yet typically without the stress of learning new and intimidating technologies.

4. You choose when and where you study be it from your living room, church office, local coffee house or airport departure gate. If you have a computer and access to the Internet, you are up and running.

5. Through these flexible learning outlets, you are able to maintain the health and vibrancy of your family, social, ministry and financial networks while you study.

6. Careful course design ensures that you can apply today's lessons today. Every course, every assignment strives to integrate your studies to your service.

7. Course clusters bring students together in community and collaboration, yet with the scheduling flexibility to simply let life happen.

8. Our courses and programs are accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities so that your investment in your personal education provides opportunities for future study.

9. Extensive multimedia course materials are yours to keep as a lifelong resource for personal growth and ministry.

10. The Center for Lifelong Learning isn't a virtual seminary program. As a distance education student at Western, you will meet with real people to study with real professors to address real ministry issues. We don't do virtual. We do real.