Accreditations, Associations, Approvals and Certifications

Institutional

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801  |  (267.284.5000)  www.msche.org. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education, 5850 T G Lee Blvd, Suite 130, Orlando, FL 32822.  www.abhe.org.  ABHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). 

Specialized

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and by the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COMSA).

Approvals

Programs leading to teacher certification are approved by Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is approved by the United States Department of Justice for the training of non-immigrant international students.

Authorization to Award Degrees

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is certified by Pennsylvania Department of Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission (Washington, DC location), and is approved by the appropriate states to operate at the site in their state: 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601; 7852 Walker Drive, Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770; ; and 2001 W. Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19132. 

Institutional Participant

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School’s online courses/degrees are available to residents of all states and territories of the US under the terms and provisions of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA), of which LBC | Capital is an institutional participant, or through authorizations/exemptions in the following non-SARA state: California.

Memberships

Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is a member of the Evangelical Training Association (ETA), a nationally recognized agency for the promotion of higher standards for Christian teachers and church educators. ETA diplomas are awarded to qualified students upon graduation.

Lancaster Bible College is a membership the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).