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True liberation of a society







                                                                                                                                                                 begins with understanding







                                                                                                                                                                  God's truth and mankind's







                                                                                                                                                                                      subjection to that truth.









                                                                                                                                               Although the  Bible is the                                                                      scrutinized in light of Biblical



                                                                                                                                               center of focus at CCC,  the                                                                    truth  and wisdom.



                                                                                                                                               heart of a liberal arts                                                                                Traditionally,  liberal  arts



                                                                                                                                               education still revolves                                                                        education in America was



                                                                                                                                               around disciplines  that are                                                                    God-centered;  however,



                                                                                                                                               traditionally called the                                                                        through years  of



                                                                                                                                               Division  of Arts and Science.                                                                  "enlightenment,"  of erosion



                                                                                                                                               The purpose of a liberal arts                                                                  of a moral value system  and



                                                                                                                                               education is  to provide  the                                                                   the inroads of secular



                                                                                                                                               student with  a broad basis of                                                                 humanism,  God was



                                                                                                                                               knowledge in order to                                                                          replaced at many colleges



                                                                                                                                               prepare  the student to enter                                                                  with  an emphasis on human                                                                      Ed Scilex inputs data during a con



                                                                                                                                               the world as a leader.                                                                         understanding.  Thankfully                                                                      puter  class.  The  computer  scienc



                                                                                                                                                     To accomplish this lofty                                                                 this has not happened at                                                                        program has grown to the point th.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              students can now receive a minor
                                                                                                                                              goal students are exposed to                                                                    CCC.  The Division of Arts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             computer science. All students mu
                                                                                                                                              courses in science,                                                                             and Science liberates the                                                                      take  at  least  three  hours  of  con



                                                                                                                                              mathematics,  music,  speech,                                                                   hearts and minds from the                                                                      puter science before they gradual


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             This  requirement  is  one  more  e:
                                                                                                                                              literature,  and history.                                                                       shackles of false knowledge

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ample of the college’s effort to pr<
                                                                                                                                              Instruction in  these  different                                                                through instruction based on                                                                   duce  well-rounded  graduates  wh



                                                                                                                                              areas of knowledge is                                                                           the historic Christian  faith,                                                                 will be able to meet the demands <


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             a modern technological society.
                                                                                                                                              presented in a  God-centered                                                                    teaching students to  redeem



                                                                                                                                              atmosphere,  where man's                                                                        the  time in all  areas of



                                                                                                                                              thinking is constantly                                                                          knowledge and wisdom.








                                              Science classes are divided into two

                                              segments:  lecture  courses  and  lab


                                              courses. Although the students gain


                                              much  knowledge by  performing ex­


                                              periments  and  working  on  projects

                                              during  lab  work,  there  is  always


                                              something  to  be  learned  in  the  lec­


                                              ture class. It often prepares the stu­

                                              dent for the  investigative  work dur­


                                              ing the lab segment of class.
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