Crown College of the Bible awarded TRACS candidate status

I have friends who have graduated from there. I am glad to see the Lord blessing their work down in Tennessee.

Congrats to Crown! I’m happy to see this institution move in this direction. This move will be a help both to the student body as well as to the institution as a whole. God bless and Straight Ahead!

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I’ve been pleased to see Christian colleges finally taking the step toward accreditation. Unfortunately, they are still about 20 years behind the curve. Most places now require regional accreditation. The paradigm has shifted; I hope the Christian colleges catch up more quickly this time.

I got my BA in Emergency & Disaster Management while I was in the service. Having a degree, or at least a trade, in a field is very important. I would recommend for anybody, especially young men leaving high school and looking to go into the ministry, to join the military for four years for two reasons; (1) learn a trade of some kind you can use throughout your life if you have to be bi-vocational, and (2) get GI Bill money so you can afford a quality bible college or seminary without spending anything for it. I wouldn’t want to enter the ministry crushed with debt.

If you know a trade, TRACS might not be a bad idea. It depends on your situation.

Or is their position more nuanced?

It’s a somewhat nuanced version of KJVO. Not nearly as antagonistic toward dissenters, but just as rigid positionaly.

What does accreditation mean?

In my experience, accreditation of any sort permits the parents of students attending such school to avail themselves of tax breaks that are not available at unaccredited schools but may or may not mean that the education at said school is “better”. In at leat one state it is possible for schools, day care centers, and colleges to practice a form of self-accreditation.

Totally agree - but the reality is that regional accreditation (as opposed to national accreditation) is almost always required now for certification and access to graduate school.

Like vehicle inspections, accreditation is hardly more than an officially sanctioned scam. That being said, an officially sanctioned scam is basically a necessary evil. If you’re in the education marketplace, just hold your nose and do what you gotta do.

Accreditation is not a scam; it ensures the quality of the education. It may do noting more than ensure you get a quality liberal education in the Bible, or it may also ensure you get a quality conservative education. Regardless, there is a clear difference between schools that are accredited and those which are not.

Generally speaking, accreditation means the education you pay for is of better quality. You may not agree with the doctrine of the institution, but that has nothing to do with the quality of the education itself.

[Lee]

Like vehicle inspections, accreditation is hardly more than an officially sanctioned scam. That being said, an officially sanctioned scam is basically a necessary evil. If you’re in the education marketplace, just hold your nose and do what you gotta do.

I don’t agree that vehicle inspections are a scam (Minnesota, where I reside, does not have them)

This may interest you:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/263581/82/Minnesota-trooper-…

Photos:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150917098448144.411045.15974…

Pennsylvania study:

http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/inspections/Inspection%20Program%2…

Based on the model results, Pennsylvania can be expected to have between
115 and 169 fewer fatal crashes each year, corresponding to between 127 and
187 fewer fatalities each year, than it would if it did not have a vehicle safety
inspection program;

[Jim]

[Lee]

Like vehicle inspections, accreditation is hardly more than an officially sanctioned scam. That being said, an officially sanctioned scam is basically a necessary evil. If you’re in the education marketplace, just hold your nose and do what you gotta do.

I don’t agree that vehicle inspections are a scam (Minnesota, where I reside, does not have them)

This may interest you:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/263581/82/Minnesota-trooper-…

Photos:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150917098448144.411045.15974…

Pennsylvania study:

http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/inspections/Inspection%20Program%2…

Based on the model results, Pennsylvania can be expected to have between
115 and 169 fewer fatal crashes each year, corresponding to between 127 and
187 fewer fatalities each year, than it would if it did not have a vehicle safety
inspection program;

Okay, you’ve made a believer out of me. The Minnesota vehicle inspection program ensured that an unlicensed driver could never get on the public roadways in a vehicle such as that which is at best a public nuisance, at worst a tragedy waiting to happen.

Let me qualify my statements: the NC vehicle inspection plan is a scam.

Here’s my take on accreditation:

• From the definition: “to recognize (an educational institution) as maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to higher or more specialized institutions or for professional practice”
• The example of a Bible major at an unaccredited school: If it is the terminal degree and the service area (where the person gets a job) is “the Bible”, accreditation is probably not important. (Man graduates with a degree in the Bible and becomes a missionary)
• The example of someone going into a profession (eg. accounting):
  • Here accreditation matters. When applying for a job or seeking licensure (say a CPA)
  • Majors where accreditation matters: Nursing, Teaching, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.
• Accreditation matters additionally when:
  • One wants to transfer credits OR
  • Apply for a follow-on degree in another institution. Eg. Student graduates with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from BJU and they want to apply for a Master’s program at a secular institution

A personal example: I have a family member who is applying to MIT for a Master’s program

[Jim] Majors where accreditation matters: Nursing, Teaching, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.