29 Jul 2024 Central Baptist College hires Director of Admissions

Central Baptist College (CBC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Sterling Claypoole has been hired as the new Director of Admissions. 

Dr. Claypoole received an Associate of Arts degree from South Arkansas Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Southern Arkansas University. He then received a Master of Arts in Religious Education, a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling, and a Doctor of Educational Ministries in Educational Leadership from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. 

He joins CBC having many years of experience working as a Foster-Care Case Worker & Family Coach at Arkansas Baptist Children & Family Ministries, Quality Assurance Manager for the Arkansas State Police and Arkansas Department of Public Safety, Professor of Psychology and Director of Associate Arts Program at South Arkansas Community College, and adjunct professor at various colleges.  He was also a governor-appointed member of the Arkansas School Safety Commission in 2019. 

In addition, Dr. Claypoole has held many other leadership and ministry roles having served as a chaplain for the U.S. Navy since 2017 and as a youth minister at churches in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana. 

Dr. Claypoole is a member of The Summit Church in Vilonia. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons, Brennan (Cara) and Bradley. 

Central Baptist College is committed to transforming lives through education that integrates Christian faith and academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment, and is a four-year, private, liberal arts college owned and operated by the Baptist Missionary Association of Arkansas. CBC offers approximately 40 baccalaureate degree programs, 16 athletic teams that compete in the AMC conference of the NAIA, and 6 fine arts performance groups. For more information about CBC visit cbc.edu.