ABHE Commission on Accreditation

On February 17, 2021, the ABHE Commission on Accreditation granted Applicant Status to Florida Christian University for Institutional Accreditation. Applicant Status is a Commission on Accreditation status granted to those institutions that meet the COA’s Conditions of Eligibility and that possess such qualities as might provide a basis for achieving candidate status. On June 28, 2022, the Commission on Accreditation approved FCU’s second Progress Report and its request to accelerate the accreditation by submitting a Self-Study for consideration of initial accreditation by November 15, 2022. On March 7, 2023, the ABHE Commission on Accreditation approved FCU’s Self-Study and completed an evaluation team visit in the fall of 2023 for consideration of Initial Accreditation. 

On February 13, 2024, Florida Christian University was approved for Candidate Status with the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130, Orlando, FL 32822, 407.207.0808). Candidate status is a Pre-Accreditation status granted to those institutions that meet the ABHE Conditions of Eligibility and that possess such qualities as may provide a basis for achieving accreditation status within five years.

Candidate institutions are recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE), Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the US Department of Justice, the US Department of Veteran Affairs, and other relevant federal agencies in the United States. 

ABHE Commission on Accreditation has been in existence since 1947, making it one of the older and more experienced accrediting bodies. ABHE has maintained recognition by the U.S. Department of Education as an institutional accrediting agency since the Department began recognizing accrediting agencies in 1952.

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The Commission for Independent Education

The Commission for Independent Education, an agency of the Florida Department of Education, has statutory responsibilities in matters relating to nonpublic, postsecondary, educational institutions. Florida Christian University is Licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education, under the License number 6361. Additional information regarding Florida Christian University may be obtained by contacting the Commission for Independent Education at 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or toll-free telephone number (888) 224-6684. Link of Florida Commission for Independent Education: http://fldoe.org/policy/cie/. 

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FCPC Membership

Florida Christian University is a degree-granting Advanced Member of the Florida Council of Private Colleges, Inc. (FCPC). The FCPC represents its private, faith-based, post-secondary educational institution members before any individual, private or government educational organization. The FCPC educational standards are patterned after our early historical educational institutions of higher learning for the following: faculty, academic curriculum, course development, campus and/or distance learning operations, catalogs, brochures, advertisements, application forms, financial information, and student records and transcripts. Click here to visit their website www.fcpc-edu.org.

CPCA Membership

Florida Christian University is a degree-granting Advanced Member of the Council of Private Colleges of America, Inc. (CPCA). The CPCA represents its private, faith-based, post-secondary educational institution members before any individual, private or government educational organization. The CPCA educational standards are patterned after our early historical educational institutions of higher learning for the following: faculty, academic curriculum, course development, campus and/or distance learning operations, catalogs, brochures, advertisements, application forms, financial information, and student records and transcripts The CPCA educational standards equal or exceed the minimum standards of the State of Florida and other State Departments of Education. Click here to visit their website www.cpca-edu.us.