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 Commission on Accreditation (ABHE) (5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130, Orlando, FL 32822, 407.207.0808) to grant certificates and degrees at the Associate, Baccalaureate, Master’s, and Doctoral levels. ABHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The ABHE Commission on Accreditation’s recognition with the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) includes certificates, diplomas, associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees, including doctoral degrees. The Commission’s scope of recognition with the U.S. Department of Education does not include doctoral education.
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 member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).