New Life Christian Schools and Colleges International Accreditation Association is organized for the benefit and advancement of private non-public, Christian schools.  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, however, we believe that by gathering together we will have a loud voice.

 

NLCSCI is not a part of any regional accreditation association.

We are in the process of applying for federal recognition for the college portion of the

accreditation association.