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Offered On-Campus

Offered Online

Hillsdale Baptist Church hosts distance students from Maranatha to bring an affordable Christian college education close to home in Tampa, FL. Come take classes from Maranatha in a local church setting near your home!

Hillsdale Advantages

  • Complete a year or more of college close to home while studying alongside other Maranatha students who share your beliefs.
  • Complete regionally-accredited classes taught by Maranatha’s qualified professors who will build your faith because they share your Christian worldview.
  • Participate in Maranatha’s classes taught virtually from Watertown, WI, using interactive HD technology.
  • Tuition is only $3,920 a semester, and as a Maranatha student, you can apply for financial aid and avoid accumulating first year college debt.

Enjoy two unique learning options

  • Interactive HD Virtual Classes. Interact with other students via high-definition video conferencing systems. This innovative technology brings you into a real-time college classroom. Listen, speak, ask and answer questions, and get to know fellow students—all during a regular college class!
  • Online Classes. Without specific meeting times, these flexible and engaging courses will bring students and faculty members together in a discussion forum as they interact with recorded lectures and course readings.

Quality Christian Academics

  • Bridge to Campus courses are taught by academically and spiritually qualified faculty to the same high standards as all Maranatha courses. Maranatha Baptist University is regionally accredited through the Higher Learning Commission.

How to Apply

Talk with Pastor Brian Barber to learn about Hillsdale’s program, and then complete our free online application. A Maranatha admissions counselor will personally assist you in completing the admissions process.

2020-2021 Cost per Semester (based on full-time load of 14-18 credits)
Tuition$3,920
Campus LIFE Fee$200
One-time Assessment & Technology Fee$100
Online Course Fee (if applicable)$35/course
TOTAL$4,120

The above price does not include federal financial aid, science lab fees ($35/credit), or textbooks. Students not taking between 14-18 credits per semester will be charged $280 per credit.