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Join TRACS in welcoming Mrs. Angela Heppner to our team. Angela will assume her duties next month as Vice President of Finance (CFO) replacing Mr. Barry Griffith who recently retired. Angela comes to us from Messenger College, a Christian college in Bedford, Texas, where shemost recently served as Vice President of Business Affairs/Chief Financial Officer for the past 17 years. Having managed the finances of Messenger College, a TRACS-accredited institution,along with servin

Click here for detail on all actions The TRACS Accreditation Commission took the following action at the June 25, 2026, meeting. The following institution was granted Reaffirmation of Accreditation: University of Fort Lauderdale (Lauderhill, FL)

The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) is proposing a change to the TRACS Accreditation Manual (linked below). June 2026 - Proposed Revisions to Standards At the June 25, 2026, meeting, the TRACS Accreditation Commission approved this change for distribution for a 30-day comment period. This notice is posted pursuant to TRACS policy (BP 303). TRACS welcomes comments during a comment period from July 15 - August 14, 2026. All comments should be

TRACS is aware of the financial struggles and payroll difficulties that Clinton College self-reported to the agency. TRACS is following the procedures required by Federal Regulations and TRACS Policy BP207 (see tracs.org/resources/Policy and Procedures Manual). Any determinations that may require a Focus Visit by the agency will be reported to the TRACS Accreditation Commission. As required by due process, Clinton College will be provided an opportunity to respond in writing

The following individuals were elected to serve on the TRACS Accreditation Commission for a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2029: Dr. Michael Adams (Institutional Representative – Faith International University) Dr. Jeff Froehle (Public Representative) Dr. Kizuwanda Grant (Institutional Representative – Paul Quinn College) Dr. Marilyn Hope (Faculty Representative – Community Christian College) Dr. Howard Lee (Institutional Representative – Underwo

TRACS is seeking a collaborative, entrepreneurial administrator with exemplary character to fill this vital position. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in business or a related field. An MBA with CPA certification is preferred. • Three (3) years of full-time administrative and fiscal experience and familiarity with proper auditing procedures. • Previous participation in and a working knowledge of accreditation issues at the institution-wide level, educational leadership expe

Click here for detail on all actions The TRACS Accreditation Commission took the following actions at the April 27-28, 2026, meeting. The following institutions were granted Candidate Status: Emmaus Theological Seminary (Cleveland, OH) Hollywood Education Institute (Los Angeles, CA) The following institutions were granted Reaffirmation of Accreditation: Christ’s College Taipei (New Taipei City, Taiwan) Faith International University (Tacoma, WA) Great Northern University (Spo

You may have noticed (hopefully so) that there is a great deal of buzz these days about an apparently well-intentioned little piece of new federal law somewhat buried in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” (It is BIG – the Senate version of the bill was 887 pages!) Section 84001 of this huge, far-reaching legislation has a provision known as the “Do No Harm” codicil. This provision is an amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1965 and stands to jeopardize federal student ai

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), led by President Nasser H. Paydar, in collaboration with Dr. Selena M. Grace, President of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, (NWCCU), today announced the establishment of the Accreditor Leadership Roundtable, a new initiative designed to strengthen strategic engagement and leadership among accrediting organizations.The Roundtable will bring together a small group of accreditor leaders in an ongoing fo

The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) is proposing changes to the TRACS Policies and Procedures Manual and the TRACS Accreditation Manual (linked below). April 2026 - Proposed Revisions to Standards April 2026 - Proposed Revisions to Board Policies At the April 27, 2026, meeting, the TRACS Accreditation Commission approved these changes for distribution for a 30-day comment period. This notice is posted pursuant to TRACS policy (BPs 101 & 303

As a result of the TRACS Accreditation Commission's special election to fill a vacant public representative position, the following individual was elected to serve on the TRACS Accreditation Commission for a two-year term, effective immediately and ending June 30, 2028: Dr. Gary Weier (Public Representative – Columbia International University)

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Click here for detail on all actions The TRACS Accreditation Commission took the following actions at the December 11, 2025, meeting. The following institution was granted Reaffirmation of Accreditation: California Victor University ( Pomona, CA) The TRACS Accreditation Commission acknowledged the report of withdrawal and closure from the following institution: HEI Nehemiah Gateway (Pogradec, Albania)

Click here for detail on all actions The TRACS Accreditation Commission took the following actions at the October 20-22, 2025, meeting. The following institutions were granted Candidate Status: Cross Theological Seminary (Rogers, AR) Ethnos360 Bible Institute (Waukesha, WI) Jubilee University (Lexington, MO) Lighthouse Christian College (Pensacola, FL) Turner Theological Seminary (Atlanta, GA) The following institutions were granted Accredited Status: Great Commission Uni

The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) is proposing changes to the TRACS Policies and Procedures Manual and the TRACS Accreditation Manual (linked below). October 2025 - Proposed Revisions to Standards October 2025 - Proposed Revisions to Board Policies At the October 20, 2025, meeting, the TRACS Accreditation Commission approved these changes for distribution for a 30-day comment period. This notice is posted pursuant to TRACS policy (BPs 1

Last week, after both houses of Congress very narrowly passed it, President Trump signed the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1). The...

The following individuals were elected to serve on the TRACS Accreditation Commission for a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2025, and...

To start out on a positive note, there are a few good things in the 2025 “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” The threshold for required...

The news and social media “noise” these days are filled with opinions and dissections of everything that is going on with tax...