Accreditation
Anchor Bible College is committed to providing affordable and accessible, high-quality biblical education. Toward this end, Anchor seeks to uphold the highest standards of education in keeping with the requirements of national accreditation, state authorization, and intercollegiate recognition of credit and degree programs.
Anchor Bible College holds applicant status with the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130, Orlando, FL 32822, 407.207.0808). Applicant status is a pre-membership status granted to those institutions that meet the ABHE Conditions of Eligibility and that possess such qualities as may provide a basis for achieving candidate status within five years.
ABHE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and by the U.S. Department of Education and is the premier organization for accrediting biblical higher education institutions.
The office of post-secondary schools at the State of Michigan has authorized Anchor Bible College to operate as a higher education institution as a semi-autonomous division of Hope Community Church provided that the educational programs offered by Anchor Bible College are solely designed for, directed toward, and attended by students preparing for Christian ministry and given the disclaimer that the State of Michigan does not guarantee that any of the degrees or credits granted by Anchor Bible College will be recognized by any organization for any purpose. This means that Anchor Bible College is authorized as a post-secondary school in the state of Michigan but is not regulated by the state in the same way as other colleges, because Anchor Bible College operates strictly as a religious college.
Anchor Bible College is a member organization of the National College Credit Recommendation Service. Each of Anchor’s degree program courses has been evaluated and recommended for transferable credit within the NCCRS network of 1,300+ cooperating colleges and universities.
You can learn more about specific Anchor transfer credit pathways here.