In the following years, enrollment tripled, new buildings were added, 89 additional acres of property were acquired, and new programs were offered.

Clearwater Christian College had an agreement with the nearby University of South Florida (USF) to offer its students ROTC programs in Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.

As a faith-based institution committed to serving God, CCC sponsored missions trips to international locations.

Faculty, staff, and students ministered across the globe in Argentina, Brazil, China, Jamaica, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, and Thailand.

Small group, student-led devotional times occurred twice a week for prayer and peer edification, for all resident students.

Clearwater was conservative and maintained student guidelines including a modest dress code, regulation of facial hair, limited physical contact between the sexes, and chapel attendance three times per week.