OpenFieldNorth Central · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
North Central University is a private Christian university in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, affiliated with the Assemblies of God. Renowned for music and worship arts, pastoral leadership, business administration, and urban ministry.
North Central operates the College of Fine Arts, College of Church Leadership, and the College of Arts and Sciences. Situated in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, the campus provides extensive urban non-profit and music recording studio partnerships.
Admissions require high school graduation or GED (minimum 2.5 GPA), statement of personal Christian faith and vocational aspirations, and pastoral or character recommendations.
Prepares leaders for non-profit organizations, cross-cultural missions, corporate administration, and church networks in organizational ethics and conflict management.
Comprehensive training in classical and contemporary musicianship, digital audio workstation (DAW) recording, audio mixing, and commercial production.
Develops pastoral competencies in Greek and Hebrew exegesis, sermon preparation, counseling intervention, and urban church planting.
Instruction in corporate financial analysis, digital marketing, business law, entrepreneurship, and ethical business decision frameworks.
Covers software development in modern object-oriented languages, data structures, network security, database engineering, and web architecture.
Premier honors award granted to incoming freshmen of exceptional spiritual commitment, artistic or academic excellence, and urban community leadership.
President of North Central University
Office of the President
Dr. Scott Hagan serves as the 7th President of North Central University, a respected author and speaker addressing organizational leadership and generational mi...
View researcher profile ↗Dean of the College of Church Leadership and Professor of Theology
College of Church Leadership
Dr. Allen Tennison conducts theological research in Pentecostal history, ecumenical dialogues, historical theology, and biblical pneumatology....
View researcher profile ↗Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Professor of Music
College of Fine Arts
Prof. Larry Bach is an acclaimed choral conductor and music producer who has directed collegiate ensembles across North America and Europe....
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