1970… Fletcher Hills Bible College (FHBC) was founded in the San Diego area to train believers on how to study God’s Word.
1976… Dr. George Hare merged his Southern California Bible College (SCBS) with Fletcher Hills Bible College.
1990… Dr. Hare established a college program inside R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility to train inmates to study the Bible.
1993… Bruce & Liz Leary joined the staff of Southern California Bible College to administrate the Prison College Program.
1998… SCBC needed to discontinue the Prison program due to changing accreditation requirements. Bruce & Liz were asked to form a new college & take over the program.
1998… Southwest College of Biblical Studies (SWBS) was formed under the leadership of Bruce & Liz Leary.
1999… SWBS took over the custodial care (storing & maintenance) of all the college/student records located in Pine Valley, CA. Under IRS rules, we must make available these records upon request from former students.
These records go back to 1990 and include miscellaneous student documents and transcripts.
ALL STUDENT DOCUMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL ONLY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE AUTHORIZED STUDENT OR TO AUTHORIZED FAMILY MEMBERS.