Statement of Accreditation Status
Lancaster Bible College
- CEO: Dr. Tommy Kiedis, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Julia Hershey
- Commission Staff Liaison: Michael Bowden, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Special Focus: Theological Studies » No research designation
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: December 5, 1982
- Last Reaffirmation: January 1, 2017
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2025-2026
- December 29, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the Bachelor of Science in AI Systems & Technology Management program within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To note this is a significant departure from existing educational programs. To require written notification when the change is implemented by email to [email protected]. To require the submission of the updated Eligibility and Certification Approval Report (ECAR) reflecting the offerings and programs certified as Title IV eligible as soon as it is available by email to [email protected]. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - February 27, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 7852 Walker Drive, Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770. To require immediate notification when the additional location closes by email to [email protected]. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - February 27, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at 7852 Walker Drive, Greenbelt, MD 20770. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by April 1, 2027 at the additional location and that teach-out agreements are not required. To require immediate notification when the additional location closes by email to [email protected]. To note that students may obtain academic records at 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601-5036. - February 27, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at 2001 W. Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out by April 1, 2027 at the additional location and that teach-out agreements are not required. To require immediate notification when the additional location closes by email to [email protected]. To note that students may obtain academic records at 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601-5036. - February 27, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 2001 W. Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132. To require immediate notification when the additional location closes by email to [email protected]. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - July 2, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the teach-out plan. To approve the teach-out plan for the closure of the additional location at Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies, 2181 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38104. To note that the institution will conduct and complete its own teach-out and that teach-out agreements are not required. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - July 2, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close its additional location at Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies, 2181 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38104. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location. To note the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. - April 18, 2018
To reaffirm accreditation. To request that, beginning in 2019 and in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update prior to the Mid-Point Peer Review in 2022, the institution provide further evidence that the institution's planning processes, resources, and structures are aligned with each other and include (a) institutional objectives, both institution-wide and for individual units, that are clearly stated, assessed appropriately, linked to mission and goal achievement, reflect conclusions drawn from assessment results, and are used for planning and resource allocation; (b) planning and improvement processes that provide for constituent participation across the institution; and (c) strategies to measure and assess the adequacy and efficient utilization of institutional resources across the institution required to support the institution's mission and goals (Standard VI). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - November 16, 2017
To reaffirm accreditation. To request that, beginning in 2019 and in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update, the institution provide further evidence that the institution's planning processes, resources, and structures are aligned with each other and include (a) institutional objectives, both institution-wide and for individual units, that are clearly stated, assessed appropriately, linked to mission and goal achievement, reflect conclusions drawn from assessment results, and are used for planning and resource allocation; (b) planning and improvement processes that provide for constituent participation across the institution; and (c) strategies to measure and assess the adequacy and efficient utilization of institutional resources across the institution required to support the institution's mission and goals (Standard VI). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2025-2026. - October 10, 2017
To acknowledge receipt of documentation of approval to operate from Tennessee Higher Education Commission and to include the additional location at LBC@MCUTS, 2181 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38104 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope to offer ONE program: Doctor of Ministry
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
- Main Campus
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Approved Credential Levels
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