AGORA SCHOOL OF MISSIONS AND LEADERSHIP
Cost & Aid
Trained to lead. Not buried in debt.
Students preparing for urban ministry and nonprofit leadership should not have to carry crushing student loans into the work God has called them to do.
THE COST AT A GLANCE
Tuition. Food. Housing. College experience.
Designed to stay within reach.
For the draft model, the school year cost is built around a 10-month payment window, August through May.
PELL-ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
$500
per month · August–May
$5,000 per year
Designed to include:
✓ Housing ✓ Food ✓ Formation environment
✓ Nonprofit leadership training ✓ Ministry experience
✓ BCCS tuition via Pell Grant
NON-PELL STUDENTS
$600
per month · August–May
$6,000 per year
+ est. $600/yr BCCS tuition = $6,600 total
Same inclusions as Pell-eligible, plus:
✓ Direct BCCS tuition payment
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
This is not a profit model. It is a mission model.
AGORA exists to serve communities in need and train leaders who will serve the poor, the broken, and the hurting. We are fighting to keep this pathway affordable because we do not want future urban ministry and nonprofit leaders buried in debt before they ever begin the work.
Our missionaries and staff raise support. AGORA applies for grants. We build programs and mission-based income streams. Donors invest because they believe in forming future workers for the harvest.
Students will not just hear about these things in a classroom. They will learn them inside a working nonprofit ministry that is actually using them.
Not because the formation is cheap. Not because the mission is small.
Because AGORA has chosen to build a model where the mission comes first.
WHAT THE COST COVERS
More than classes. A complete formation environment.
Housing
Discipleship-focused community shaped by worship, accountability, and shared responsibility.
Food
Included so students can focus on formation, ministry, study, and leadership development.
Biblical Education
BA in Biblical Studies through Bridges Christian College & Seminary.
Urban Ministry Formation
Learning through real ministry — people, pressure, responsibility, and daily urban nonprofit work.
Nonprofit Leadership Certificate
Fundraising, grant writing, board development, stewardship, team leadership, and sustainable strategy.
Hands-On Practice
Students don’t only study leadership. They practice it in the field.
FOR PARENTS
A pathway parents can take seriously.
College does more than educate a student. It forms them. The question is not only what degree they will earn, but what kind of person they will become while earning it.
At AGORA, students pursue accredited biblical education through BCCS while living in a discipleship-focused community, serving inside real urban ministry, and developing practical nonprofit leadership skills.
You are not called to serve a small God.
If you are ready to learn, grow, be challenged, and be formed for the work ahead, take the next step.