In a day when seminaries have proliferated and there are many choices of schools across America, several factors make CTS uniquely appropriate for many students.  First, it can provide a traditional on-site setting for those who choose to attend classes at the primary site in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, located just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. Also, there are ten satellite programs, (we refer to them as extensions), operated in other locations across the Southeast.  Here a student can attend classes just two nights a week and earn thirty-two hours in a year. This enables the student to maintain fulltime employment while pursuing in-depth Bible training.

Currently there are 250 students enjoying the teaching, interaction, and personal mentoring provided in these classroom settings. These students include lay people who are sharpening their knowledge of the Word, bi-vocational pastors, worship leaders, evangelists, and even new believers. They come from diverse backgrounds, with different levels of education and goals, all preparing to serve a broad spectrum of Bible-believing churches.

One of the most amazing aspects of CTS is that all of the almost eighty faculty members serve without salary. Bret Sullivan, Dean of Extensions for CTS, describes them this way: �These are pastors and leaders who have multiple years of training and experience. They just love to impart the Word of God. They believe as they teach the Word to these eager students, they are multiplying themselves. Their commitment, passion and knowledge are passed on, not just to a pastor or leader, but to all the network of people he influences.�

The second method of study available at CTS is custom-designed to help students who desire the flexibility of a distance-learning program. Under this plan, using the best textbooks and study guides, through communication with the CTS staff and faculty, a student can earn credits at his/her own pace in his/her own home.  By staying on top of his/her academic goals and assignments, he/she can complete his/her degree in the same amount of time as in the classroom setting or even sooner.