Mark,

Thanks for the information.

I also did a year with the program and moved on. I agree with all your observations, though I felt that the housing at the time was adequate.

I too taught writing; fortunately I had that course second semester which at the time was dedicated to 'creative writing'. The course load and the administrative tasks were significantly more than most colleges require.

Unlike several other posters, I enjoyed Nanning and the fact the Xida campus is not too far from the 'old' downtown and is surrounded by urban environs.

I've spoken of missionary FTs on this forum several times; SCIC has more than its share.

One additional unusual aspect of SCIC is that ALL the students in the program are from Guangxi which I felt was not to their benefit, making the classes almost like a senior high school where many of the students go home one weekends. This, added to the fact that SCIC is only a two year program the leads to enrollment in Xida gave the student body a junior college feel.