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CityViewNC.com | 65 Within the last two years, the Col- lege has integrated five minors into course offerings, which administrators hope will become majors as enrollment increases. "I've been in public education all my life. One thing I like about this place is that we are able to talk with students to see what they need, and we try to sup- ply them with those things," said Harry Ghee, the College's Academic Dean, who spent his career in student affairs, finance and administration at contrast- ingly larger institutions, Elizabeth City State and Fayetteville State. e most popular minor in the Col- lege is Biblical Counseling, whereby students are given a comprehensive education in diagnosing interpersonal difficulty using the Word of God so that they may confidently address marriage, family and other common counseling problems with a biblical framework. Apologetics, another popular minor, is designed to help students provide a rational defense of faith. Particularly popular with pastors and church lead- ers who seek advanced skills in evange- lism and engaging popular culture, the minor features courses in logic, critical thinking and hermeneutics, which is the philosophy and methodology of text interpretation. For the student interested in the study of the Bible through its original languages, CCBS offers a Biblical Lan- guages minor, in which both biblical Hebrew and Kione Greek (also referred to as Alexandrian dialect, common At- tic or Hellenistic Greek) are taught with a study of grammar and syntax. Other minors include Christian Education, for individuals who want to teach, Intercultural Studies and Pasto- ral Ministries. Expanded Offerings Currently, about 30 percent of CCBS graduates go on to pursue graduate- level degrees. "Our goal, as we offer more and more degrees, is that we will attract more and more students. If you only have two degree programs, you'll only get a certain amount of students. Our hope is that, within the next two or three years, we will start a graduate HigHland Funeral Service & crematory "Serving the Greater Fayetteville Area for Over 40 Years" Locally Owned & Operated 910.484.8108 | 610 Ramsey Street | Fayetteville by Clayton Britt & Sons Bringing families & communities together one pool at a time for over 35 years! 3703 Bragg Blvd. | 910.868.8319 | spaandpoolworld.com | claytonbrittandsonsinc.com 3703 Bragg Blvd. | www.SpaandpoolWorld.com | 910.868.8319

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