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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 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).
• Is a member of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.

Students wishing to reach accrediting agencies may do so by contacting them at the following addresses:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
1866 Southern Lane P.O. Box 1523
Decatur, GA 30033-4097
Tel. (404) 679-4500

Association of Biblical Higher Education
5575 S. Semoran Blvd., Suite 26
Orlando, FL 32822-1781
Tel. (407) 207-0808

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.

Students wishing to reach this accrediting agency may do so by contacting them at the following address:

South Carolina Department of Education
Office of Teacher Education and Certification
1600 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-9929

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).

Seminary & School of Missions

• Is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).

  Students wishing to reach accrediting agencies may do so by contacting them at the following addresses:

  Association of Theological Schools
  10 Summit Park Drive,
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15274
  Tel. 1-800-367-8250