American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions
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- Not to be confused with the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, the primary accreditation agency for North American seminaries.
American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions (AAATI) is a Christian nonprofit accreditation mill, based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[1] It was formed in 1983.[citation needed] It is operated by Cecil Johnson, president of Christian Bible College, a distance education Bible college based in Rocky Mount that Levicoff identifies as a diploma mill.[2] The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is an organization of seminaries and other graduate schools of theology. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Accreditation mill refers to an accreditation group with low educational standards and without recognition from government and mainstream academia. ... Nickname: Location of Rocky Mount within North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State Counties Nash, Edgecombe Founded Circa March 22, 1816 Incorporated February 28, 1867 Government - Mayor Frederick E. Turnage Area - City 35. ... Cecil Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia var skin=vector, stylepath=http://bits. ... // Distance Education is a field of expertise exploring situations in which the learner and the teacher are separated in time, space or both. ... A Bible college is an institution of higher education in which the course of study specializes in biblical studies. ... A diploma mill (also known as a degree mill) is an organization that awards academic degrees and diplomas with substandard or no academic study, and without recognition by official accrediting bodies. ...
AAATI is not recognized as an accreditor by either the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation.[3] The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building[1]) , ED headquarters in Washington, DC A construction project to repair and update the building facade at the Department of Education Headquarters building in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from...
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities, which also recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations. ...
Affiliated institutions
Institutions that have claimed membership in, or accreditation from, the AAATI include:
- Alpha Omega Bible College & Seminary Inc., Elkton, South Dakota and Shalom Bible College & Seminary, West Des Moines, Iowa[4]
- Christian Bible College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina[1]
- International Institute of Church Management Inc., based in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, USA, and Chennai, India[5]
- Liberty Bible College and Seminary [6]
- National Chaplains Institute's Biblical Life College and Seminary (distance education) [7]
- Oval Bible College[8]
- Pacific International University[9]
- Patriot Bible University[10]
- Slidell Baptist Seminary
- White Horse School of Ministry, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Zion Ministerial Institute
- Therapon University[11]
References
- ^ a b Statement of Faith, Christian Bible College website (accessed October 21, 2007)
- ^ Steve Levicoff. Name It and Frame It?. (3rd edition) Institute on Religion and Law. 1993 (page 34-35) ASIN B0006F1PCQ
- ^ Council for Higher Education Accreditation
- ^ Accreditation, Alpha Omega Bible College & Seminary website (accessed October 21, 2007)
- ^ Accreditation and Membership Particulars, International Institute of Church Management website (accessed October 21, 2007)
- ^ Liberty Bible College and Seminary Accreditation page (accessed May 1, 2009)
- ^ Biblical Life College & Seminary webpage (accessed October 21, 2007)
- ^ Oval Bible College home page (accessed May 14, 2009)
- ^ Pacific International website states that its "memberships do NOT constitute accreditation by the U.S. Office of Education.""Credentials and recognition". Pacific International University. January 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060504034113/http://paciu.edu/profile/distance-learning-credentials-recognition.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ Accreditation and Consumer Protection on Patriot Bible University website (accessed October 21, 2007)
- ^ Thrapon University
External links
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation – Official website
