LEGAL STATEMENT ON ACCREDITATION

Exempt From Licensure

Certificate, Diploma and Degree programs of study offered by Triumphs Kingdom University Theological Seminary have been declared exempt from the requirements for licensure, under the provisions of South Carolina exemption for Non-Public Post Secondary Institutions License Act Chapter 58 Title 59 for institutions whose sole purpose is religious, biblical or theological training.

General Statutes Section state for exemption from licensure with respect to religious education as a Post-Secondary Religious Institutions under Code 59.58.30 of the Nonpublic Postsecondary Religious Institutions Act of Title 59. Triumphs Kingdom University received official letter of exemptions from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education to be recognized as authorized to operate and offer educational training leading to religious, biblical and theological degrees.

Triumphs Kingdom University offers a Biblical education; granting degrees in Theological Biblical Studies and in Christian Ministry. Triumphs Kingdom University does not offer degrees in secular non-religious vocations. We holds three distinct affiliation and accreditation within the USA.

Accreditation is a process by which an institution evaluates its educational activities, in whole or in part, and seeks an independent judgment to confirm that it achieves its mission and goals and is generally equal in quality to comparable institutions or specialized units.

Accreditation is the act of certifying that an educational institution maintains suitable standards; the granting of approval to an institution of learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements. Specifically, accreditation is the review of a school course offerings and procedures by a group of its peers to certify that that school is meeting its own stated objectives and offering its students the education it promises them.

There is secular education and there is religious education. Secular schools seek secular accreditation, and sacred schools receive sacred accreditation each by their own peers. Religious institutions need no secular accreditation. Secular accreditation associations in turn are recognized by governmental agencies.

To accredit is to give official authorization to or approval of; to provide with credentials; to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a standard; to recognize as maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to higher or more specialized institutions or for professional practice; to consider or recognize as outstanding. Accreditation is a quality assurance process that colleges, universities and education institutions, or programs undergo to confirm that they meet a strict and recognized set of service and operational standards.

According to the US law on education Religious Institutions Accreditation is purely voluntary in nature, not mandatory for any Bible school to operate. Generally, people working in ministry positions do not need a USDE accredited degree. If you are pursuing education at Triumphs Kingdom University with the intent of obtaining employment or for some other reason, you should check with that organization BEFORE applying for enrollment in Triumphs Kingdom University.

As a result, the Triumphs Kingdom University curriculum is undergirded by strong academic standards. It is designed to enable the student to reach his or her highest potential in ministering the Gospel of Jesus Christ to His church and to non-Christians. Our degrees are not meant to prepare people for secular employment, instead they are religious degrees that prepare students for service in Christian ministry.

All degrees of Triumphs Kingdom University as Christian University are of an ecclesiastical nature, and whether granted or conferred, are in the restricted area of religion with the special purpose of preparing persons to work in the area of religion, whether educational or ministerial. Degree program(s) of study offered by Triumphs Kingdom University as a Christian University have been declared exempt from the requirements for licensure under provisions of the US law.

Transferability of credits earned at Triumphs Kingdom University as a Christian University and transferred to another institution is at the discretion of the receiving institution. The degree programs of this Christian university seminary are designed solely for religious vocations. Triumphs Kingdom University is not accredited by a U.S. Department of Education approved accrediting agency nor is it accredited by a government recognized accrediting agency. Government accreditation is not required for the religious vocations in which we train.

Accreditation is an external evaluation of our peers which is intended to verify that we, as an educational institution, are appropriately meeting or exceeding our stated educational goals and objectives. Accreditation ensures that a school is offering a quality program. The Triumphs Kingdom University as Christian University institution is not accredited by a recognized accrediting agency. The accrediting body name is not recognized by the U. S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Triumphs Kingdom University by the provisions of the U.S law recognizes our certification as private postsecondary institution with the primary purpose is offering Christian religious biblical theological education. The titles of degrees, diplomas, or certificates awarded by Triumphs Kingdom University clearly reflects that our primary purpose is solely Christian religious training of theological education and is not in any form secular or liberal arts education.

Note for a fact that no matter what school one attends, there is no ironclad guarantee that all credits will be transferred to another school. It is entirely up to the individual school as to whether or not they will accept any part or all of credits earned from another school. The U.S. Department of Education states accreditation by a regional accrediting agency or any other accrediting agency does not provide automatic acceptance by an Institution of credits earned at another institution.

Triumphs Kingdom University is accredited, but has not chosen to be accredited via national, regional, governmental, or by the USDE. Triumphs Kingdom University has not pursued such recognition for two main reasons. First, we want to keep the cost of tuition affordable so that more students have the opportunity to study at Triumphs Kingdom University, obtain their degree, and remain free from student loans and debts. Secondly, USDE accreditation is not necessary for the theological degrees in which we offer training.

Being that Triumphs Kingdom University is an educational Christian ministry, and our degree programs are religious in nature, and understands the benefits and importance of being accredited, and is willing to become examined by a third party organization, Triumphs Kingdom University has chosen to become accredited by a prominent worldwide ecclesiastical accrediting agency such as, the Accrediting Commission For Biblical Higher Education.

The Accrediting Commission For Biblical Higher Education (ACBHE) is an independent, non-profit corporation in Houston Texas. Their purpose is to be an accrediting agency to Bible colleges, specialized schools, institutes and seminaries, which handle distance, external study programs and/or resident programs. ACBHE assist Institutions that do not choose the governmental connection with regional accreditation.

ACBHE is a Christian based foundation that is dedicated to the specialized area of Theological Education. No other secular corporate structure or alternate studies need to be addressed for the receiving of ACBHE Accreditation. Institutes are reviewed based upon their Theological studies standards.

Triumphs Kingdom University has satisfactorily attained the prescribed standards of the ACBHE required for certification and accreditation by this association and is therefore admitted as a fully recognized and accredited educational institution in good and regular standing. Therefore, Triumphs Kingdom University has been granted the Certificate Of Accreditation with all rights and privileges in accordance with the rules, regulations, and guidelines of this Accrediting Agency.

Triumphs Kingdom University is also an accredited member of the National Bible College Association.

All courses that are implemented by Triumphs Kingdom University are accredited by the National Bible College Association who are authorized to grant Certificates, and to award associate, bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The National Bible College Association is an evangelical, faith based, accrediting agencies. The National Bible College Association is a non-governmental accreditation, extended exclusively to private, Christian institutions upon inspection and approval of their programs, operations, and integrity.

The National Bible College Association Louisville, Kentucky is a worldwide accreditation agency that honors the separation of church and state, and extends beyond national boundaries. Its standards and expectations measure compliance with scriptural principles as applied to education.

Our Memberships helps benefit by having a new way to build credibility and accountability outside of traditional accrediting organizations. Choosing Our paths to the Non-Traditional Accrediting Organizations Emerge is not adverse to secular accreditation. In fact, we recognize the benefits of having a peer review process by which your standards are examined and tested. As it says in Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron and one man sharpens another (ESV) As educational capabilities evolved with the improvements in modern technology, the realization was starting to arise that an educational institution could have a great program without a traditional brick and mortar building.

Unlike some other secular accrediting organizations, the above agencies are not tied to approval by the U.S. Board of Education or the requirements that come with it. While the greater credibility of the U.S. Board of Education and other more traditional accrediting organizations were not present, these non-traditional accrediting organization also did not carry with it the necessity of physical location, physical libraries, and full faculty including tenured professors, counselors, and the like. The leaders recognized that the internet holds many resources that can be used in teaching, including old and modern scholarly books, various sermons from preachers in all denominations, and even biblical Greek study aids. Research that would formerly have been done wading through page after page of various books in a library could now be done virtually online by internet with a few short commands on a computer keyboard.

In light of this, these agencies provides accreditation through a strictly peer-review process. The process evaluates courses, training programs, and the like based on the educational merits and the dedication of the faculty to quality theological education. Membership fees are substantially lower, and there are no requirements for physical campuses or physical extensive libraries. This membership in a peer-review accrediting organization will be beneficial to us as we seek to hold our training to the highest educational standards and train up leaders for Christ wherever they are all over the world. Triumphs Kingdom University is committed to Christian educational excellence and therefore continues to upholding higher standards of quality and global impacts. We would associate with more international organizations of repute with like interests in near future. All of these distinguished private non governmental accreditations authorization must be renewed each year and is based on the evaluation of standards concerning the quality of education, ethical business practices, and fiscal responsibility.

Triumphs Kingdom University allows the three aforementioned organizations to monitor, assess, and evaluate the standards of our Institution, as well as the quality of the education given to our students. Triumphs Kingdom University submits to their requirements of high academic quality, accurate record-keeping, and ethical policies and practices. In the light of which we implore applicants to not confuse our non profit accreditations status with the secular institution’s, please take note that Triumphs Kingdom University assumes no liability of any kind. With the Religious Exemption we affirm that all the programs Triumphs Kingdom University Theological Seminary offers are distinctly for Religious, Christian ministry, Biblical and Theological in nature and are not intended to equip its students for the secular workplace. The USA laws affords Triumphs Kingdom University a religious exemption from governmental oversight.

Triumphs Kingdom Church International Incorporated EIN 85-4039463 is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit chartered and governed by Executive Board of Directors in the States of South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida. Doing Business As (DBA) Triumphs Kingdom University, a Christian Global University, with multi lingual on-line e-learning system, on-site campus and satellites study centers internationally.

Triumphs Kingdom University and the associated programs are exempt from licensing in South Carolina. The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education is the licensing authority for private postsecondary education under the provisions of Chapter 58 of Title 59, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended (Nonpublic Postsecondary Institution License Act) and Chapter 62, Commission on Higher Education Regulations. Section 59-58-30 (Exclusions) of the statute states: The definition of a nonpublic educational institutiondoes not include institutions whose sole purpose is religious or theological training. The exemption is only for credentials with religious or theological modifiers.

Exempt From Licensure Statement For North Carolina

Exemption Statement: The Policies of the Board of Governors requires all institutions conferred exemption with respect to religious education to prominently display the exemption statement in all relevant institutional publications. The statement should read:

Degree programs of study offered by Triumphs Kingdom University International have been declared exempt from the requirements for licensure, under provisions of North Carolina General Statutes Section (G.S.) 116-15 (d) for exemption from licensure with respect to religious education. Exemption from licensure is not based upon assessment of program quality under established licensing standards.

Student Complaints: The State Authorization Unit of the University of North Carolina System Office serves as the official state entity to receive complaints concerning post-secondary institutions that are authorized to operate in North Carolina. If students are unable to resolve a complaint through the institutions grievance procedures, they can review the Student Complaint Policy (PDF) and submit their complaint using the online complaint form at https://studentcomplaints.northcarolina.edu/form.

For more information contact:

North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints

223 S. West Street, Suite 1800

Raleigh, NC 27603

(919) 962-4550

To file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division of the North Carolina Department of Justice, please visit The State Attorney Generals web page at: http://www.ncdoj.gov/complaint. North Carolina residents may call (877) 566-7226. Outside of North Carolina, please call (919) 716-6000. En Espanol (919) 716-0058. If you choose to mail a complaint, please use the following address:

Consumer Protection Division

Attorney Generals Office

Mail Service Center 9001

Raleigh, NC 27699-9001

Triumphs Kingdom University and the associated programs are exempt from licensing in South Carolina by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

1122 Lady St, Ste 400 Columbia, SC 29201

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Accreditation of Triumphs Kingdom University by the Accrediting Commission For Biblical Higher Education ACBHE

Accrediting Commission for Biblical Higher Education

6031 Hywy 6 N Ste. 165-206

Houston, Texas 77084

Triumphs Kingdom University is good standing member of the NBCA

National Bible College Association

Post Office Box 58612

Louisville Kentucky 40268 USA

Above agencies are non governmental agency designed specifically to promote integrity among Christian colleges and universities, as a network of Christian educators and Christian training programs and schools. They exist to provide both credibility through accountability and credibility through association.