Many courses are offered at the satellite locations, which utilize both on-site instructors and teleconferencing. ODU widely uses telecommunications to beam courses to rural areas of Virginia. Regent shares an 800-acre campus in Virginia Beach with The Christian Broadcasting Network. Its more than 1,500 students come from across the United States and 20 countries. They earn master's degrees in business, communication, counseling, education, government, law or divinity.
Regent also offers doctorates in communication and leadership studies.
The university is gaining a national reputation for its film degree offered through its communication school. Regent is the only university in South Hampton Roads to offer a law degree. All its classes are taught from a Christian perspective. Regent also has a long-distance learning component that beams courses to faraway students via the miracle of modern telecommunications. Virginia Wesleyan College is the only private liberal arts college in the area.