American Baptist Seminary of the West

The American Baptist Seminary of the West is located in Berkeley, CA, directly across the bay from San Francisco. It was founded in 1871 as Charter of California College. It is a theological school affiliated with the Progressive National Baptist Convention and also with American Baptist Churches USA. American Seminary Baptist of the West is the founding member of the Graduate Theological Union. ABSW offers Certificates of Ministry, Theology, and Advanced studies. They also provide Masters Degrees in Divinity, Arts, and Arts in Community Leadership along with a Doctorate of Ministry in partnership with Bakke Graduate University in Seattle, Washington.