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/. 

Association for Biblical Higher Education

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 granted its request for an evaluation team visit in the fall of 2023 for consideration of Initial Accreditation.

Florida Christian University will be hosting a comprehensive accreditation visit by a team of evaluators from the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) between October 4-6, 2023 to determine its compliance with the standards for accreditation. During the visit, representatives of the ABHE team will entertain comments from the public. Any members of the public interested in making a presentation regarding the College to the team should contact the College at the following telephone number (407)896-0101 or email address info@floridachristianuniversity.edu to determine a meeting time. Persons wishing to submit third party comments related to the institution may send them through the electronic form at https://abhe.formstack.com/forms/3rd_party_comment, or email coa@abhe.org, or mail ABHE Commission on Accreditation, 5850 T.G. Lee Blvd., Suite 130, Orlando, FL 32822. Persons interested in reviewing the standards for accreditation will find them on the ABHE website at abhe.org. They appear under Accreditation/Accreditation Documents/COA Manual. The institution is subject to the Institutional Accreditation Standards.

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.