Accreditation
Accreditations, Associations, Approvals and Certifications
Institutional Accreditations
Lancaster Bible College is accredited by the following:
- The Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Lancaster Bible College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) msche.org. LBC’s accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on April 18, 2018, was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
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MSCHE accepts complaints involving an applicant or member institution’s compliance with the Commission’s Standards for Accreditation, Requirements of Affiliation, Commission policies and procedures, or the institution’s own policies and procedures. To submit a complaint, please use the Complaint form.
The Commission accepts comments from all interested individuals about the quality of an applicant or member institution when the institution is approaching a scheduled accreditation review. Third-party comments are intended to allow individuals to offer more generalized information that is not necessarily specific to individual circumstances. To submit a third-party comment, please use the Third-Party Comment form.
- The Association for Biblical Higher Education
Lancaster Bible College is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation to grant certificates and degrees at the Associate, Baccalaureate, Master’s and Doctoral levels. The ABHE Commission on Accreditation’s recognition with the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) includes certificates, diplomas, associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees, including doctoral degrees. The Commission’s scope of recognition with the U.S. Department of Education does not include doctoral education.
Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation, 5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130, Orlando, FL 32822 | 407.207.0808 | abhe.org
Specialized Accreditations for LBC Programs
- Social Work: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Music, Worship & Performing Arts: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
- Sport Management: Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA)
- Education: Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
Authorization to Award Degrees
Lancaster Bible College is certified by Pennsylvania Department of Education and Maryland Higher Education Commission and is approved to operate at 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601; 2001 W. Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19132, and 7852 Walker Drive, Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770.
The college is approved by the U.S. Department of Justice for the training of nonimmigrant international students.
Degrees Granted
Lancaster Bible College is authorized to grant the following degrees:
Other LBC Connections
Maryland Higher Education Commission (Washington, D.C. location)
LBC’s online programs are available to residents of all U.S. states and territories under the terms and provisions of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) and through exemption in California.