Accreditation & Recognition
Educational quality at Christian colleges, universities and seminaries is essential. You’ll find that here at CIU.
CIU maintains accreditation from the most respected accrediting agencies. That means that your classwork and your degree will meet the widely accepted secular standards.
That’s true for our undergraduate programs and our graduate programs and seminary programs, just as it is for our online programs. And that’s important down the road. You’ll have the confidence that your degree will transfer to postgraduate education.
Columbia International University accredited by, recognized by, or affiliated with, the following:
- Accredited by Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE)
- Accredited by Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
- Accredited by the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE)
- Nationally Accredited by Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
- Nationally Accredited by Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP): Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling
- Nationally Accredited by Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU)
- Nationally Accredited by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Regionally Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)