New Life Christian Schools and Colleges International Accreditation Association

About NLCSCIAA

New Life Christian Schools and Colleges International Accreditation Association is organized for the benefit and advancement of private non-public, Christian schools who are in agreement with our faith. The US Department of Education has ruled that “there is not statutory authority for the Department to recognize any elementary through secondary accrediting agencies, including regional associations who accredit public schools.” Private (non-public) schools operate privately and are regulated accordingly. They are not licensed, approved, accredited, or regulated as schools by the state. Accreditation is not a state function and state law does not require that private schools be accredited. Even though it is not required, many schools pursue accreditation as a show of their desire to achieve excellent standards. This is above and in addition to the state requirements for private schools. Private accreditation is not necessarily recognized by the state.

Regarding our Association: New Life Christian School and Colleges International Accreditation Association has been an educational organization since 1988. We organized our accreditation association at that time. We accredit Christian schools and colleges both here in the US and overseas. Our main office is located in Hillsville, VA. Our West Coast office is located in National City, CA. Dr. Marty Glisson is the Executive Director of the West Coast office. Our purpose is to assist Christian schools by establishing a third party witness to their credibility of their performance, and excellence of their program. The measurements of achievement are made by educational peers, professional educators. Categories to determine accreditation include, but are not limited to the following:

They are required to implement policies and procedures that will assure public acceptance and recognition of their program.
They are required to meet all legal requirements of the state in which they are located.
They must keep permanent transcripts.
They must maintain a school year with the number of days their particular state requires.
They must use an accepted curriculum that adequately meets the educational needs of the children they are serving.
They must implement a structured testing program.
The school must have a qualified and professional staff and the number of staff must be adequate for the number of students. Office staff must be proficient and records kept for the school must be accurate.
The schools undergo site visits by a member of New Life Christian Schools and Colleges International (terms vary with overseas schools) .
The school must be found to meet or exceed professional standards of excellence and be committed to continuous growth and improvement that is monitored by our association.

Our accreditation process is an ongoing process by which we continuously monitor the schools’ progress. We make suggestions for improvements of the program and give them support based on our staff’s years of experience in education. We would like to join with you in your pursuit of excellence in Christian Education.

For more information contact the association at 1-276-730-0706 office hours 9:00 to 6:00 EST.

New Life Christian Schools and Colleges International Accreditation Association is a division of New Life Church and Ministries