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About 56 percent of the 25 degrees and certificates handed out by Oak Hills Christian College in 2017-18 were to students in theology and religious vocations programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Bemidji conferred 10 bachelor's degrees and 2 associate's degrees in theology and religious vocations programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in lay ministry. Data shows the school gave out 5 bachelor's degrees in lay ministry, followed by 4 bachelor's degrees in applied psychology and 2 associate's degrees in bible/biblical studies.

The college enrolled 98 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Associates degrees	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Lay Ministry	5	-	-	5
Bible/Biblical Studies	1	2	2	5
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	2	-	-	2
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	1	-	-	1
Youth Ministry	1	-	-	1
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other	-	-	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations total	10	2	2	14	56
Applied Psychology	4	-	-	4
Psychology total	4	-	-	4	16
Business Administration and Management, General	2	-	-	2
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	2	-	-	2	8
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	1	-	-	1
Clinical/Medical Social Work	-	1	-	1
Health Professions and Related Programs total	1	1	-	2	8
General Studies	-	2	-	2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	-	2	-	2	8
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	1	-	1
Education total	-	1	-	1	4
Communication, General	-	-	-	-
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	-	-	-	-	-
Sports Studies	-	-	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total	-	-	-	-	-