Type Seminary Location Singapore, Singapore President Wilson Teo | Established 1979 Website www.tca.edu.sg Founded 1979 | |
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Similar East Asia School of Theology, Trinity Theological College, Boston University School of, Tarlac Agricultural University, Stansfield College | ||
TCA College (Singapore) is an accredited multi-disciplinary college founded by Trinity Christian Center (Singapore) in 1979. It started as a Bible College in Singapore and is now one of the largest local Pentecostal/Charismatic accredited institutions.
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History
TCA College began as a vision of Rev. Dr. Naomi Dowdy who was formerly the Senior Pastor of Trinity Christian Centre and Chancellor of the college. It was first named Trinity School of the Bible with the explicit purpose to provide ministerial training and prepare leaders for churches and the Christian community.
By 1983, the name of the school was changed to Theological Centre for Asia. New English programmes were consistently launched over the years to meet with the needs of the community. In 1997, more programmes were rolled out in Chinese.
With a fresh vision to be a multi-disciplinary college, the name of the school was changed to TCA College in 2006. Four Schools were launched in the process:- School of Counselling, School of Creative Arts, School of Leadership and School of Theology. In 2007, TCA moved into its new premises at Trinity@Paya Lebar at 249 Paya Lebar Road.
School of Theology
The School of Theology provides seminary education to train both pastors and lay people for ministry.
The English Department offers the following programmes: Certificate in Ministry, Diploma in Theology, Bachelor of Theology, Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies, Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies, Masters of Arts in Ministry, and Master of Theology.
The Chinese Department offers several programmes in Mandarin: Certificate in Ministry, Diploma in Theology, Bachelor of Theology, Master of Arts in Ministry, Master of Divinity, and Master of Theology.
School of Counselling
The School of Counselling offers a Master of Arts in Counselling and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counselling. These programs provide faith-based counselor training that meets professional benchmarks set by the Singapore Association for Counseling (SAC) and the International Registry of Counsellor Education Programs (IRCEP).
School of Creative Arts
The School of Creative Arts offers modules that can be taken as part of the undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Theology.
School of Leadership
The School of Leadership offers a fully online Master of Arts in Christian Leadership. This is a joint program with Life Pacific College in the US.
Accreditations and Partnerships
TCA College is recognised by Ministry of Education (Singapore) as a religious school. Its programmes are also globally recognised by Asia Pacific Theological Association, Asia Theological Association, Life Pacific College, USA, and Singapore Association for Counselling.
Location
TCA College is located at Paya Lebar Singapore. The building is also located along the Circle MRT Line, between the MacPherson MRT Station and Tai Seng MRT Station.