8│ COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2017-2018 │INTRODUCTION
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, US Code.
Holds membership in the Evangelical Training Association.
Students or other stakeholders wishing to reach accrediting agencies may do so by contacting them at the following
addresses:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
Phone: 404.679.4500
www.sacscoc.orgAssociation for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE)
5850 T.G. Lee Boulevard Suite #130
Orlando, Florida 32822
Phone: 407.207.0808
www.abhe.orgThe Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS)
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275
Phone: 412.788.6505
www.ats.edu(Columbia Biblical Seminary programs only)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703. 535.5990
www.cacrep.org(Master of Arts in Counseling and Post-graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Certificate only)