HISTORY

Nicolet Bible Institute, once called Pathfinders, began in 1982 with the dream to provide a year-long training program for high-school graduates. Its purpose was threefold: to provide students a quality biblical foundation, to model servanthood to the students, and to help students find God’s direction for their lives.

In 1991, the Pathfinder program began to build upon its educational credibility, and became known as Northwoods Christian Camping Institute. During this time Northwoods Christian Camping Institute focused on developing its structure and acquiring additional faculty.

In 1999, after years of progressively enriching the program while maintaining its original goal and mission, Northwoods Christian Camping Institute became Nicolet Bible Institute.

Today, Nicolet Bible Institute’s program is founded on a well-defined Bible and service training curriculum, the instructors have Masters or Doctorate degrees, and Nicolet Bible Institute maintains credit transfer agreements with several four-year colleges. Coupled with the beautiful northwoods campus, a year at NBI is a truly unique educational experience.

NBI Alumni Today

Alaina Bowman

I attended Nicolet from 2005 - 2006.

When senior year of high school came the pressure of trying to figure out the right school for the right price was intense because I thought it would make or break my future.

Working in ministry was a desire of mine and when I heard about NBI I thought it would be a great fit and it was. The year was a Christ-center experience and kept me on track with my education, which was something I really wanted. It built a firmer foundation in my Biblical understanding and gave me lots of opportunities to share my faith in the community and with retreaters.

After some community college classes I transferred to Trinity International University and was able to graduate four years after high school with a degree in Communications. I am now applying to jobs within the Church.

NBI was a God send that I treasure for not only the experience of being set apart in the North woods, but also learning from professionals the tools of how to apply education and service to glorifying Christ.