MANDEVILLE, Manchester — The 67-year-old Jamaica Bible College in Mandeville has officially changed its name to Regent College of the Caribbean as it moves to shed its image as a pastors-only school to a wide-ranging liberal arts institution.
The college, which is located on Brumalia Road in Mandeville, is one of the oldest training grounds for pastors and theologians in Jamaica and second only to Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in central Jamaica, as a premier theological training centre.
But over the years it has evolved into a multi-faceted institution, offering associate degrees and qualifications in business administration, early childhood education, general studies, and counselling. The institution also has pre-college and high school programmes to which more than 200 students have subscribed. The tertiary programme currently enrols some 60 students.
The institution's academic dean, Dr Bryan Wallace, says the new name adequately "covers the programmes being offered by the college".
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