About ABHE

  • The Association for Biblical higher Education is a North American agency.
  • Comprises approximately 200 postsecondary institutions throughout North America specializing in biblical ministry formation and professional leadership education.
  • Represents an aggregate student enrollment of 35,000+
  • Is an officially recognized “national accrediting association" by the U.S. Department of Education (www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg9.html); is an officially recognized “faith-based” accrediting agency by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (www.chea.org), and is a part of a global network that relates to regional or continental higher educational agencies through the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education (www.icete-edu.org).
  • Features tens of thousands of member institutions’ alumni serving as vocational and lay Christian leaders on every continent and in every walk of life.
  • Is committed to advancing and assuring quality in biblical higher education.
  • Celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2007.