Accreditation
Columbia International University
- Is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s, first professional, and doctoral levels.
- Is accredited with the Association of Biblical Higher Education (formerly the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges).
- Is an affiliate campus of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
- Is a member of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.
- Is authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.
- Is recognized by the Selective Service System.
- Is chartered as a collegiate institution by the State of South Carolina, and is authorized by the State of South Carolina to grant such degrees as the Board of Trustees shall determine.
- Is listed in Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education.
- Is listed in Education Directory (Higher Education).
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Undergraduate School
- Is approved by the Certification Commission of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) for the preparation of teachers for a ministry in Christian school education and for secondary Bible certification.
- Is approved by the State Approval Agency, South Carolina Department of Education, State of South Carolina, to train persons under Chapter 31 (Vocational Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans), Chapter 34 (Veterans Educational Assistance), and Chapter 35 (War Orphans Educational Assistance) of Title 38, United States Code.
- Is approved at the undergraduate level for elementary teacher education programs by the South Carolina Department of Education which is affiliated with the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC).
- Holds membership in the Evangelical Training Association.
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Graduate School
Is approved at the graduate level for early childhood and elementary teacher education programs by the South Carolina Department of Education, which is affiliated with the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC).
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Seminary & School of Missions
- Is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).
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