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[[Tucson Theological Seminary]][http://www.tucsonseminary.com] is a non-denominational seminary. It was founded in 2005 by Genevieve Gardner and [[Christine Smalley]], who is the current seminary president. The founders had a vision to create an alternative [[seminary]] choice to traditional [[seminary]] education, by providing lower tuition costs and fast tracked degrees thus allowing those students who cannot afford a traditional [[seminary]] education, nor have the years to devote to it, an opportunity to go to [[seminary]]. This alternative to traditional [[seminary]] programs is funded by private parties, thus allowing Tucson Theological Seminary to offer tuition on a sliding scale basis. [[Tucson Theological Seminary]] models their seminary after the "[[community college]]" concept, which is a first for [[seminary]] education. But critics of the initiative--including academic university seminaries--say it's a poor substitute for the rigors of traditional seminary programs, which often requires a [[Bachelor Degree]] to even begin seminary training and three years or more of schooling before [[graduation]] and entering the ministry field. [[Tucson Theological Seminary]] is affiliated with [[American Evangelistic Association]] - a nationwide organization which began in 1954 and has 60,000 members who ordains the seminary's graduates. Tucson Theological Seminary is [[Wesleyanism|Wesleyan]]/[[Methodist]]/[[Nazarene]] in form and [[theology]].

Tucson Theological Seminary offers AA, BA, MA and Th.D religious degrees.

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[[Category:Evangelical seminaries and theological colleges]]
[[Category:Seminaries and theological colleges in the United States]]
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