Get credit for Third Millennium courses toward an accredited degree. For Thirdmill students outside the US, tuition after scholarship is only $5,500/year.

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City Vision provides a $250/course scholarship to Third Millennium students outside the US.
After scholarship tuition is only: $550/course ($5,500/year) undergraduate or graduate.

How to Get Credit for Free Thirdmill Courses

  1. Take free, self-study Thirdmill courses at elearning.thirdmill.org and complete the quizzes and study guides.
  2.  Request a transcript from Thirdmill of your completed courses to be sent to registrar@cityvision.edu.
  3.  City Vision provides a $250/course scholarship to  Thirdmill students outside the US. After scholarship tuition is only: $550/course ($5,500/year). Thirdmill Students inside the US will receive a 10% scholarship, so tuition will be $720/course or $7,200/year.

Questions? Email registrar@cityvision.edu or call 816-960-2008 

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Thirdmill Credit Mapping

Theology Courses

  • Apostle’s Creed (3 credits)
  • Building Your Theology (2)
  • We Believe in the Holy Spirit (2)
  • Making Biblical Decisions (Christian Ethics) (3)
  • Building Systematic Theology (2)
  • We Believe in God (2)
  • We Believe in Jesus (3)
  • What is Man? (3)
  • Your Kingdom Come: Eschatology (2)
  • Building Biblical Theology (2)
  • Making Biblical Decisions (3)

Bible Courses

  • Kingdom & Covenant in the NT (2 credits)
  • Kingdom, Covenants and Canon of the OT (2)
  • The Gospels (3)
  • The Book of Acts (2)
  • He Gave Us Scripture 1 (hermeneutics) (3)
  • He Gave Us Scripture 2 (3)
  • The Pentateuch 1 (3)
  • The Pentateuch 2 (3)
  • Paul’s Prison Epistles (3)
  • The Book of Hebrews (1)
  • The Book of Joshua (2)
  • The Book of Revelation (2)
  • The Book of Samuel (2)
  • The Epistle of James (1)
  • The Prophetic Wisdom of Hosea (1)
  • He Gave Us Prophets (3)
  • Heart of Paul’s Theology (2)

City Vision's History with Ministry Training and Third Millennium

1998

agrmlogoCity Vision founded as the education arm of AGRM called Rescue College.

1998

2005

deacRescue College is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission with a degree completion program in Missions.

2005

2008

transparent tm org logoRescue College becomes a part of the Christian nonprofit TechMission and is renamed City Vision College.

2008

2015

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graduate programs and becomes
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2015

2016

City Vision develops articulation agreement for prior learning assessment of Third Millennium’s course materials for credit evaluation.

2016

2019

Thirdmill Seminary and City Vision University jointly design an accredited undergraduate certificate in Christian Ministry and a graduate certificate in Christian Studies.

2019

WHY CHOOSE CITY VISION?

Founded by Nonprofits for Nonprofits

  • City Vision is an accredited nonprofit Christian university.
  • Since 1998, we have partnered with thousands of ministries serving the poor and other nonprofits.
  • Nearly all our faculty have at least master's degrees, and have decades of experience in their fields.
  • Nearly all our faculty work at ministries, nonprofits, or Christian counseling centers.
  • You will learn exactly what you need to do on the job in our project-based courses.

Flexible Admissions & Transfer Credit Process

  • We accept any undergraduate student with a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
  • No standardized tests (SAT, ACT, etc.) are required to enroll.
  • You can transfer up to 75% of your degree from any accredited college (undergraduates), or 25% for graduate students.
  • We provide the most flexible, streamlined process to get prior learning experience credits of any online Christian university.
  • You can transfer credits from any accredited school, in any country.
  • Transfer credits can be in any field (including vocational fields).

Accreditation

We are accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency.

We are an Approved Provider for NAADAC, which allows us to provide an educational path to addiction counseling certification in most states.

Flexible Online Courses

With our 8-week format and 5 start dates per year, you can study on your schedule in 100% online courses. You never have to travel to a physical campus.

Our online courses are like live courses but instead of live lectures, most are recorded. Instead of live discussion, you have discussion forums with other students.

Radically Affordable so You Can Graduate Without Federal Loans

  • Tuition is $800 per course ($8,000/year full-time) for both undergraduate and graduate courses.
  • Qualifying students may use Pell grants and Veteran's benefits to help pay for school. Over 79% of our students that apply get a Pell grant.
  • We provide a 10% tuition scholarship to veterans/military, rescue mission and Salvation Army workers, and a $250/course tuition scholarship for students outside the US, ministry partners and ministry interns.
2023 City Vision Undergrad Tuition Comparison Chart

What Our Students are Saying:

Every single time City Vision courses came up in something that works perfectly alongside of the work I was doing...That’s the first time I’ve been in a college where it seems to fit perfectly with life.
Jeff Cook
Chief Program Officer
Springs Rescue Mission
What I was able to do was directly applied to my workplace...and to my future and I feel like it's really equipped me well to serve the people God's called me to serve.
Christian Dennis
Former Education Administrator
Adult & Teen Challenge Ohio Valley

Which City Vision Degree is Right for You?

Associate's Degrees


Addiction Counseling
Nonprofit Management
Business Administration
Ministry & Leadership
$ 800
 Per
 Course
  • 60 credits, 2 years
  • $8,000 per year (full-time)
  • 7 required core courses
  • Up to 45 transfer credits
  • Pell Grant Eligible

Bachelor's Degrees


Addiction Counseling
Nonprofit Management
Business Administration
Ministry & Leadership
$ 800
 Per
 Course
  • 120 credits, 4 years
  • $8,000 per year (full-time)
  • 10-12 required core courses
  • Up to 90 transfer credits
  • Pell Grant Eligible
Popular

Master's Degrees


Addiction Counseling
Nonprofit Management
MBA
Ministry & Leadership
$ 800
 Per
 Course
  • MBA & MSADC: 36 credits, 1.25 yr
  • MSNM & MACML: 30 credits, 1 year
  • $8,000 per year (full-time)
  • Up 25% as transfer credit

Undergraduate Certificates (6 courses, 8 months): Addiction Counseling, Nonprofit Management, Business, Ministry, Nonprofit Fundraising, Food Service Management & Retail Management. 
Graduate Certificates (4 courses, 5 months): Addiction Counseling, Nonprofit Management, Ministry, Nonprofit Fundraising.

Note: Prices listed above our our prices without scholarship. Scholarships would apply as described on this page.

Awards & Recognition

College Choice - Best Addictions and Recovery Degrees
College Factual - Gender Diversity
Best Counseling Degrees Top Online Programs
Best Online Colleges in Missouri (OnlineColleges.net)
College Choice Most Affordable Online Addiction Recovery Degrees
Best Colleges - Online Bachelor's Ministry 2020
OnlineU Most Affordable Online Degrees
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You Work to Transform Lives - Let Us Be a Guide

Like us, you work to transform lives. But some people you serve may appear stuck in dysfunction. You may feel over your head, like no one trained you for this. The needs seem endless, and you want to be more effective.

You know you need training to serve well, but you don’t have the time to stop working to get trained. City Vision’s flexible online programs allow you to balance work, family, and the rest of your life.

You deserve an affordable, flexible degree so you can help move your nonprofit to profound success. We want our students to know they are making a difference.

You may feel like your current position is an accident. But there are no accidents in God’s plan. Study with City Vision, clarify your calling, and be equipped to transform more lives than you’ve imagined.

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