Professional Development
The Institute’s innovative work-and-learning opportunity helps students
graduate debt-free with confidence in their future career
Too many college grads finish with loads of debt and no idea what to do next.
Don’t be one of them.
ProDev connects your biblical education with real world experience, helping you gain skills and explore a career trajectory from day one. With cooperation with Nashville’s top businesses and nonprofits, you’ll gain experience, feedback, and mentorship while in college (not after), so you can graduate debt free and confident of your next steps.
Participation in ProDev qualifies students for our highest scholarship and hourly wages, enabling them to pay for college without accruing debt.
What does ProDev Do for a Student?
Helps You Afford Your Education
Participants in ProDev qualify for the most significant scholarship offered to students, around $9,000 a year. Students also earn an hourly wage, allowing them to pay other costs of living.
Builds Experience for a Specific Career Path
Gain experience in your occupational track from day one, helping you graduate with confidence and experience in hand.
Guarantees a Job Offer after Graduation
Upon graduation, students who successfully complete ProDev and The Institute’s academic program are guaranteed a full-time job offer in their field of focus.
Over the course of their undergraduate studies, Institute students choose
an occupational focus.
Each occupational focus graduates a student with a certification or something equivalent within their respective field, making the student eligible for jobs.
Occupational Focuses
Biblical Education
Pastoral Counseling
Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Third World Development
Health Care
Childbirth Education
Doula
Midwifery
Community Service & Nonprofit
Accounting
HR Management
Organizational Leadership
Church Planting
Business Start-Up
Web Developer
Copywriting
Documentary Film
Photography
Theater Arts
Worship Arts
Dance Instruction
Sustainable Agriculture
Building
Waterworks
Solar Energy
IT
How ProDev Works
Testimonies
I highly recommend this school for people wanting to develop their spirituality in conjunction with professional skills in order to respond to pressing needs in our world.
— Matthew Parker, Assistant General Manager, MCH Nashville
The classes will not only teach you the Bible, they’ll teach you who you are, how to see the world, love people, and most of all how to actually live like Jesus did. You don’t have to dichotomize your career aspirations from God’s truth.
— Josie Milliron, Design Manager, Genovations Media
