Student Outcomes

The following outcomes have been established for students who attend and will graduate from PCA. They define and clarify the school's mission statement and provide a basis for evaluating how well the school is doing in fulfilling its mission.

In order to successfully fulfill its mission, PCA seeks to graduate students who:

1. Are well prepared in all academic disciplines, and are skilled in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking.

2. Are proficient in mathematics and science.

3. Have knowledge and understanding of people, events, and movements in history and the cultures of other people and places.

4. Appreciate literature and the arts and understand how they express and shape their beliefs and values.

5. Have a critical appreciation of languages and cultures of other peoples, dispelling prejudice, promoting inter-ethnic harmony, encouraging Biblical hospitality for the "alien" (stranger).

6. Personally respond to carry out the Great Commission locally and around the world in a culturally sensitive manner.

7. Know how to utilize resources, including technology, to find, analyze, and evaluate information.

8. Are committed to life-long learning.

9. Have the skills to question, to solve problems, and to make wise decisions.

10. Understand the worth of all humanity as created in the image of God.

11. Can articulate and defend their Christian worldview while having a basic understanding of opposing worldviews.

12. Understand and commit to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

13. Know, understand, and apply God's word in daily life.

14. Possess apologetic skills to defend their faith.

15. Express the fruit of the Spirit in their everyday lives.

16. Treat their bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit.

17. Are actively involved in a church community, serving God and others.

18. Understand, value, and engage in appropriate social (community) and civic (political) activities.

19. Embrace and practice justice, mercy, and peacemaking in family and society.

20. Value intellectual inquiry and are engaged in the marketplace of ideas (open and honest exchange of ideas).

21. Respect and relate appropriately with integrity to the people with whom they work, live, and play.

22. Have an appreciation for the natural environment and practice responsible stewardship of God's creation.

23. Are prepared to practice the principles of healthy, moral family living.

24. Are good stewards of their finances, time and all other resources.

25. Understand that work has dignity as an expression of the nature of God.