[2] In 1988, the church raised an initial $50,000 for the down payment on the first twenty acres of property located on the east side of town.

West Coast Baptist College started with Paul Chappell, John Goetsch, and Mark Rasmussen.

[1] On October 27, 2015, West Coast Baptist College was awarded candidacy status as a Category III institution by the TRACS Accreditation Commission.

West Coast Baptist College believes the Bible is the inspired Word of God.

In the 2007-08 season, the West Coast Baptist College athletics received notoriety from the local newspaper.