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Undergraduate

East Texas Baptist University offers over 50 undergraduate programs for students to choose from.

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Graduate

East Texas Baptist University offers 20 graduate programs for students to choose from.

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Adult Education

East Texas Baptist University's Adult Education Program is designed for non-traditional students who wish to finish their undergraduate degree in a Christ-centered environment with academic integrity.

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Mav University

At Maverick University, high school juniors and seniors are able to take up to 27 hours.

Yellow Jacket U

Yellow Jacket University

Yellow Jacket University gives high school juniors and seniors at Elysian Fields High School the opportunity to take college-level courses.

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Thrive | ETBU's Mentoring Experience

Thrive cultivates student success through intentional, one-on-one and small group mentoring.

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Why Choose ETBU

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Sports

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Find Your Mentor

Find Your Mentor

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50 activities

Learn more about ETBU athletics programs

Learn more about ETBU athletics programs

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Learn more about how ETBU can help with costs

Learn more about how ETBU can help with costs

99% of Students Receive Financial Aid

99% of Students Receive Financial Aid

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Read the ETBU Hilltop Magazine

Read the ETBU Hilltop Magazine

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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ETBU holds Ring Blessing ceremony to honor December 2024 graduates

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Governor Greg Abbott Appoints ETBU Professor Dr. Antay Waters to Perinatal Advisory Council

Legacy of 1912 Luncheon Unites ETBU's Donors, Retirees, and Students

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ETBU Homecoming Festivities Bring the Tiger Family Together

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East Texas Baptist University Honors Two Students with Bob and Gayle Riley Servant Leadership Award

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East Texas Baptist University Hosts Fall Festivals for Marshall ISD Elementary Schools

East Texas Baptist University Hosts Second Annual Lyceum: Forum for Christian Thinkers, Writers, and Scholars

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East Texas Baptist University Hosts Successful Family Weekend

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East Texas Baptist University Named to Phi Theta Kappa 2024 Transfer Honor Roll

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East Texas Baptist University and B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary Merge Following SACSCOC Approval