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- Not to be confused with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.
Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools, ACCTS, is a Christian theological "approval" board that has no status with the United States Department of Education (USDE) or government. It is located in the state of LouisianaCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
History
The ACCTS website says that it was founded as an approval agency for those schools which for various reasons may choose not to affiliate with a regional or other professional accrediting agency because the qualifications and standards of "such accrediting agencies may run counter to the convictions and purposes of Christian schools" and because the "external interference with internal policies by organizations or agencies with different goals and purposes than the Christian university, college or seminary may prove to be non-productive".
In 2005, Tyndale Theological Seminary (which was at that time an ACCTS member institution) was fined $173,000 for issuing ministry degrees without meeting secular government standards and all charges were dismissed because the Supreme Court found that the government has no jurisdiction in proscribing how a Christian seminary educated and ordains it's ministers nor has any right to require accreditation from any seminary.
Requirements
The requirements for approval by ACCTS are: proof of the solicitation of new students, the transfer of credits, "admission policies and procedures," a "financial policy," "learning experience," a "limitation" on life credit, a library, student records, "staff," and "facilities."
Schools approved by ACCTS
- California Pacific School of Theology (aka Pacific School of Theology)
- Louisiana Baptist University
- Pacific International University (aka Pacific College Incorporated and Pacific College of Graduate Studies)
- Pacific National University
- Tyndale Theological Seminary
See also
References
External links
- US Department of Education Database for accreditation