ACCREDITATION & AFFILIATION  

Legal Status – Florida Department of Education

New England University of Christ offers degrees both undergraduate and graduate. We are a Global University, with different colleges registered legally through the State of Florida and granted legal status through Florida State Board of Education for Religious Studies, Independent Colleges, and Universities. As a religious institution, our focus is on Religious Studies.  

Florida State Board of Education for Religious Studies colleges and Universities must verify annually by sworn affidavit to the commission that they are in good standing. The titles of degrees issued by the institution cannot be confused with secular degree titles. For this purpose, each degree title must include a religious modifier that immediately precedes, or is included within, any of the following degrees: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Divinity, Doctor of Theology and Doctor of Education. The religious modifier must be placed on the title line of the degree, on the transcript, and whenever the title of the degree appears in official school documents or publications. 

The duration of all degree programs offered by the institution is consistent with the standards of the accrediting commission.
Let it be known that the credits and degree earned through our Christian university are for religious services and may not be accepted by all colleges. 

The institution’s consumer practices are consistent with those required by the accrediting commission
as the accrediting commission provides such a religious institution, a letter stating that the institution has met the requirements as set forth to offer religious degrees.

ACCREDITATION

New England University, of Christ (NEU) has accreditation and membership with a nationally recognized accrediting institution to award certificates and associates, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.

New England University, of Christ is proudly accredited by the Christian College Accreditation Commission International (CCACI).

Christian College Accreditation Commission International (CCACI)

www.ccaci.org

CCACI has not sought recognition from United States Department of Education. This choice has been made by the Institutions CCACI represents and in no way reflects on its Legal Status or the quality of education offered by the Institutions. CCACI is an international Accrediting Commission that currently represents over 20 institutions in 4 countries.

New England University, of Christ has elected CCACI as its Accrediting Agency because of our desire to remain free from the control of any Federal, State or private agency controlled by same, that will not allow complete Religious Freedom in our curriculum and student body.

The U.S. Department of Education states that accreditation itself is a voluntary process. Many high-quality, legitimate and legal Colleges and Universities and other institutions of higher education operate today without accreditation.

There is no mandate by federal law for a School, College or University to be accredited. Many good schools are not accredited. Also, each accreditor has their own unique standards and, thus, there is no national consistency in institutional accreditation. Accreditation in the United States is awarded by non-US governmental agencies. Again, accreditation is strictly a voluntary option in the United States.

“The United States has no Federal Ministry of Education or other centralized authority exercising single national control over post-secondary educational institutions in this country. The States assume varying degrees of control over education, but, in general, institutions of higher education are permitted to operate with considerable independence and autonomy. As a consequence, American educational institutions can vary widely in the character and quality of their programs.

In order to ensure a basic level of quality, the practice of accreditation arose in the United States as a means of conducting non-governmental, peer evaluation of educational institutions and programs. Private educational associations of regional or national scope have adopted criteria reflecting the qualities of a sound educational program and have developed procedures for evaluating institutions or programs to determine whether or not they are operating at basic levels of quality.” (U.S. Dept. Education website).