- 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 organization offering educational accreditation, based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[1] It was formed in 1983.[citation needed] According to Steve Levicoff, it is an accreditation mill[2] 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.[3]
AAATI is not recognized as an accreditor by either the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation.[4]
[edit] 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[5]
- Christian Bible College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina[1]
- International Institute of Church Management Inc., based in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, USA, and Chennai, India[6]
- Liberty Bible College and Seminary [7]
- National Chaplains Institute's Biblical Life College and Seminary (distance education) [8]
- Northwestern Theological Seminary
- Oval Bible College[9]
- Pacific International University[10]
- Patriot Bible University[11]
- Slidell Baptist Seminary
- White Horse School of Ministry, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Zion Ministerial Institute
- Therapon University[12]
[edit] See also
- ^ a b Statement of Faith, Christian Bible College website (accessed October 21, 2007)
- ^ The NIFI Criteria or How to Spot a Degree Mill in 75 Easy Steps, Steve Levikoff's website (accessed October 22, 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
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