ACCREDITATION & APPROVALS

ACCREDITATION

Davis College is authorized by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York (BRNYS) to grant the one-year certificate, the two-year Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, the three-year diploma and the Bachelor of Religious Education (BRE) degree in Bible and Theology. All of its programs and concentrations are registered with the New York State Education Department (NYSED). 

Davis College is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130, Orlando, FL 32822, 407.207.0808) to grant certificates and degrees at the Certificate, Associate, and Baccalaureate levels

ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE

Davis College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. Davis College accreditation status is Accreditation Reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 23, 2022, was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801, is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Davis is listed as an accredited four-year college in the Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs and The Higher Education Directory.

APPROVALS AND RECOGNITION

Davis is approved by the NYS Division of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Veteran’s Education for the training of veterans. The college has been granted eligibility by the USDOE, Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Institutional Participation Division (IPD) for students enrolled in all programs to participate in the Federal Family Educational Loan Program (FFELP), the Federal Pell Grant Program, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG), and the Federal Work-Study Program (FWS). The college has been granted eligibility by the NYSED to participate in the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for New York State residents enrolled in the 1-year Certificate, the Associate of Applied Science degree, and the 3- year diploma program.

Davis College is an institutional member of the National Council for the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) found at www.NC-SARA.org/states/NY, and is approved to offer online education in 49 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

Davis College’s Alice E. Chatlos Library is a member of the South Central Research Library Council and the Association of Christian Librarians.

AGENCY ADDRESSES AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor,
MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801

The Association for Biblical Higher Education
5850 T G Lee Blvd, Suite 130
Orlando FL 32822
Phone: (407) 207-0808

The State Education Department
The University of the State of New York
89 Washington Ave. 
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3852

Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 N. Liberty Street, 10th FL
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-3305

National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
3005 Center Green Drive
Suite 130
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Phone: (303) 848-3764