The seminaries in California prepare men and women for ministry in the state and around the world. Along with many English-speaking seminary schools, California also has a number of programs designed for Asian and Latino students. Students whose primary language can find accredited degree programs in Spanish, Korean, Chinese and other languages.
With 40-plus theology schools in the state, many denominations are represented among California’s seminaries. A few are the Baptist, Reformed, Roman Catholic and Non-Denominational traditions. Additionally, students can study Christian theology at several different academic levels, as there are many master’s, doctoral and non-degree programs available.
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Northern California Seminary, Divinity and Theology Schools
- American Baptist Seminary of the West, a Baptist (ABC) seminary in Berkeley, CA
- Assemblies of God Theological Seminary’s Satellite Campus in Sacramento, a Pentecostal theological school in the Sacramento Valley
- Christian Witness Theological Seminary, a Chinese seminary in San Jose, CA
- Church Divinity School of the Pacific, an Episcopal divinity school in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, a Roman Catholic theology school in Berkeley
- Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary of Fresno Pacific University, an Anabaptist seminary in Fresno
- Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary’s Satellite Program in Visalia, an Anabaptist seminary in the San Joaquin Valley
- Fuller Theological Seminary’s Bay Area Campus, an evangelical seminary in Menlo Park, CA
- Fuller Theological Seminary’s Sacramento Campus, an evangelical seminary in Northern California
- Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, a baptist (SBC) seminary in Marin County
- Graduate Theological Union, a diverse consortium of theological schools in Northern California
- HMS Richards Divinity School’s Graduate Studies’ Satellite Program in Clovis, a Seventh-Day Adventist divinity school outside Fresno, CA
- Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, a Catholic seminary in Berkeley
- Logos Evangelical Seminary, a Chinese seminary in Silicon Valley
- Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary of California Lutheran University, a Lutheran (ELCA) seminary in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Pacific School of Religion, a progressive Christian theology school in Berkeley
- San Francisco Theological Seminary, a Presbyterian Church U.S.A. seminary in San Anselmo, CA
- St. Patrick’s Seminary and University, a Roman Catholic seminary in San Mateo County
- Western Seminary’s Sacramento Campus, an evangelical seminary in Rocklin, CA
- Western Seminary’s San Jose Campus, an evangelical seminary in Santa Clara, CA
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Southern California Theology, Divinity and Seminary Schools
- American Evangelical University, an Evangelical Holiness Churches seminary in Los Angeles
- Azusa Pacific Seminary, a Wesleyan seminary in Southern California
- Azusa Pacific Seminary’s Satellite Program in Los Angeles, an inner-city seminary program in Downtown Los Angeles
- Azusa Pacific Seminary’s Satellite Program in San Diego, a Wesleyan seminary program in San Diego County
- Bethel Seminary of Bethel University, a Christian seminary in San Diego, CA
- China Evangelical Seminary North America, an evangelical Chinese seminary in Greater Los Angeles, CA
- Claremont School of Theology, a Methodist theology school in the South Coast Region
- Franciscan School of Theology, a Roman Catholic theology school in Oceanside, CA
- Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical seminary in Pasadena, CA
- Fuller Theological Seminary’s Orange County Campus, an evangelical seminary in Irvine, CA
- Grace Mission University Graduate School, a Korean theology school in Fullerton, CA
- Gateway Seminary’s Southern California Campus, a Southern Baptist seminary outside Anaheim, CA
- Grace Theological Seminary’s Los Angeles Campus, a conservative seminary in Los Angeles County
- HMS Richards Divinity School’s Division of Graduate Studies at La Sierra University, a Seventh-Day Adventist divinity school in Riverside, CA
- International Theological Seminary, a mission-focused seminary in El Monte, CA
- Loyola Marymount University’s Department of Theological Studies, a Roman Catholic theology program in LA
- Loyola Marymount University’s Department of Theological Studies’ Satellite Program in Orange, a Roman Catholic divinity school in Southern California
- Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America, a Korean theology school in Sante Fe Springs, CA
- Shepherd University School of Theology, a missional seminary in Los Angeles
- St. John’s Seminary, a Roman Catholic seminary in Camarillo, CA
- Talbot School of Theology of Biola University, an evangelical school of theology in La Mirada, CA
- Westminster Theological Seminary in California, a reformed seminary in Escondido, CA
- World Missionary University, a Korean seminary in the Los Angeles Basin
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