Coastland University Accreditation

ACCREDITATION

We are currently a religious exempt University with the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.

What does this mean?

We can offer degrees in Biblical and Ministry related fields only.

Make sure the Southern California Bible College you are looking at is official - Coastland's status here: California Bureau of Private and Postsecondary Education or here: California Colleges and Universities -check here

Coastland University had achieved applicant status for accreditation by The Association for Biblical Higher Education .However, since we have much work to do and funds to raise, we have decided to let our affiliation with ABHE go for now. As God provides the resources, we will pursue accreditation again.

Currently, we are a religious exempt University by the California State board of Education and have the authority to grant degrees in ministry related and Bible related majors.

Is accreditation necessary?

Not necessarily. No institution is forced to accept credits from another – regardless of accreditation or lack thereof. It is always the prerogative of the receiving institution to determine whether and which credit will transfer.

That said, colleges should not practice discrimination or engage in arbitrary practices. The major higher education organizations have affirmed the Statement on Transfer and Award of Academic Credit originally developed by a joint committee from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the American Council on Education (Commission on Educational Credit), and the former COPA. This statement speaks to the issue of transfer credit and observes that transfer of credit from one institution to another involves at least three considerations:

(1) the educational quality of the institution from which the student transfers,

(2) the comparability of the nature, content, and level of credit earned to that offered by the receiving institution, and

(3) the appropriateness and applicability of the credit earned to the programs offered by the receiving institution, in light of the student's educational goals.

Accreditation is not required to be a recognized College or University. It is a voluntary association of schools who hold to certain standards dictated by the accreditation association.