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). BRNYS is classified as a state institutional accrediting agency, but also is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an accrediting agency with national scope and recognition.
Davis College is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). ABHE is classified as a national institutional accrediting agency and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) as the accrediting agency for undergraduate Bible college education. ABHE is also a member of the American Council of Education (ACE), the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) and the International Council of Accrediting Agencies for Evangelical Theological Education (ICAA). In 2016, Davis College was reaffirmed for its accreditation with the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) for the next ten years. ABHE provides accreditation and services for institutions and programs of biblical higher education within Canada, the United States, and related territories. Davis College has been accredited by ABHE since 1985.
Davis College is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) www.msche.org. Davis College’s accreditation status is Non-Compliance Warning. MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). 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.
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 provisionally 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.
