In June 1990 the university was accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award master's degrees, and accreditation to offer bachelor's and master's degrees was reaffirmed in June 1991. The university is located in a clean, quiet, West Tennessee county seat town of approximately 5,500 citizens. Henderson is fortunate to have more than adequate educational, medical, protective, and business services and facilities. The county high school is regionally accredited. The university is adjacent to the city and county courthouses and office buildings and the central business district.
Light industry is located away from the campus.
The campus consists of about 96 acres with twenty-five main buildings. Programs of Study Students may enroll in courses leading to either a Master of Ministry, Master of Arts in New Testament, or a Master of Education degree. The Master of Education degree offers majors in Curriculum and Instruction and in School Counseling. Each of these degrees requires 36 semester hours. The Master of Science in Counseling degree is also offered.