Fundie school

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A '''fundamentalist college''' or '''fundamentalist university''', colloquially and pejoratively referred to as a '''"fundie school"''', is a type of higher-[[education]] institution established by [[fundamentalist Christian]] [[conservatives]]. Some fundie schools have actual campuses, possess legitimate academic accreditation, and resemble secular universities. Others are shameless [[diploma mill]]s which offer "degrees" to anyone with a credit card. Many are located in the [[Bible Belt]] in the [[United States]]. Fundie schools often incorporate [[pseudoscience]], [[young earth creationism|young-earth creationism]], and [[evolution denial]] into their curricula. In some cases biblical studies make up enough bible courses that equal to a second major in Bible. Many fundie schools are [[Academic accreditation|accredited]] by the [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools]], a [[creationist]] accreditation authority.

Several types of fundie school exist. At the bottom tier are unaccredited '''[[diploma mill]]s,''' that run shady web-sites and [[Patriot Bible University|operate out of a double-wide trailer]] or someone's private house. The next tier are '''weirdo schools''' like [[Bob Jones University]] and [[Pensacola Christian College]] that have an actual campus run with a [[fundamentalist]] mindset. These types of schools often impose strange, restrictive standards of behavior on their students, but usually possess at least national accreditation. The third tier encompasses the fundamentalist '''[[Conservative|right wingers]],''' epitomized by [[Brigham Young University]], [[Liberty University]], and [[Regent University]]. These type of schools usually possess regional accreditation. Rounding out the field are the '''mainstream fundies'''  that are owned or controlled by a church, such as Loma Linda University, Notre Dame University, and Emory University. 

Many fundie schools, especially Pensacola, Liberty, and Bob Jones, get tons of bad reviews online because ignorant parents (some of whom aren't even fundamentalist or Christian) force their problem children to attend as if they were boot camps, thinking these institutions' strict rules will straighten their troubled youngsters out. Most of the time, those parents are dead wrong and setting their children up for a miserable failure.

== Sexual abuse and fundie schools ==

Many schools linked to the [[evangelical]] community are known to deny and cover up sexual abuse issues.<ref>Josua Pease, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/05/31/feature/the-epidemic-of-denial-about-sexual-abuse-in-the-evangelical-church/ The sin of silence: The epidemic of denial about sexual abuse in the evangelical church]. The Washington Post, 31 May 2018.</ref> These schools are noted for multiple incidents of improperly handling cases of sexual abuse, [[rape]], and other seamy matters, often engaging in [[victim blaming]] in the process, and discouraging victims from reporting the attacks to the police.<ref>Grace Wyler, [https://www.vice.com/en/article/7b7x8q/sexual-abuse-has-become-a-huge-problem-for-americas-bible-colleges Sexual Abuse Has Become a Huge Problem for America's Bible Colleges]. Vice, 4 March 2014.</ref><ref name=andrews /><ref name=rhodes />

In multiple cases at [[Pensacola Christian College]], victims of rape were expelled for being a "fornicator" (basically calling them whores, or [[slut shaming]]) while no action was taken against the people who committed the rape.<ref>[https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2014/03/11/guest-post-god-is-done-with-you-pensacola-christian-college-and-sexual-violence/ "Guest post: ‘God is Done with You’: Pensacola Christian College and Sexual Violence"] by Fred Clark, Patheos, 2014 March 11</ref> 

This type of behavior is not exclusive to fundie schools; campus rape is a serious problem in campuses of all sorts and is mishandled on a wide scale despite efforts to change the way rape victims are treated.<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/college-apology-campus-rape_n_57a8a587e4b03ba680130cc9</ref><ref>https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/12/15/22837885/usu-student-says-school-mishandled-her-report-of-rape-logan-utah-department-of-justice</ref><ref>https://www.baltimorebrew.com/2018/09/16/on-campus-outrage-over-allegations-that-umbc-mishandled-rape-reports/</ref>

==Examples==

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! Accreditation Status
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| style="width: 25%;" | [[Ambassador Baptist College]]
| style="width: 22%;" | [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>[https://www.ambassadors.edu/accreditation Accreditation], Ambassador Bible College.</ref>
| An [[independent Baptist]] [[creationist]] school in [[North Carolina]].
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| [[Andersonville Theological Seminary]]
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150702124628/http://andersonvilleseminary.com/academics/educational-affiliations/ Educational Affiliations.] andersonvilleseminary.com.</ref>
| A "distance learning" seminary located in [[Georgia]]. Credits can transfer to [[Liberty University]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150216044131/http://www.guidetoseminary.com/blog/life-after-unaccredited-education Life After Unaccredited Education]. guidetoseminary.com, 4 April 2012.</ref>
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| American University of Health Sciences
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National
| A "Christian based, minority serving university which educates students for careers in the healthcare profession"<ref>[https://www.auhs.edu/about/ About AUHS.] auhs.edu.</ref>
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| Baptists for Israel Institute
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited 
| Spend some time volunteering on a kibbutz in [[Israel]] and earn a "Master of Arts" "Degree" in "Israel Studies." For those uninterested in an actual MA or MDiv program; also for those not interesting in overseas study opportunities through accredited seminaries.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190222215654/https://www.baptists4israel.com/about-the-program/graduate-year-program Graduate Year Program] at baptists4israel.com.</ref>
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| Bethune-Cookman University
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional
| Historically black college operated by African American fundamentalists; a training ground for [[Uncle Tom]]s. They invited [[Betsy DeVos]] to their 2017 graduation and scolded graduating students for protesting her.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/betsy-devos-bethune-cookman-commencement-protest/index.html Bethune-Cookman grads boo Betsy DeVos at commencement]. [[CNN]], 10 May 2017.</ref>
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| Berea College
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011110540/http://www.berea.edu/about/accreditation/ Berea College Accreditation]. berea.edu.</ref>
| Fundamentalist Christian college and "work college" (students take up jobs within the university to pay off their tuition) in Berea, Kentucky
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| [[Biola University]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[http://www.biola.edu/about/accreditation-affiliation Biola University Accreditation and Affiliation]. biola.edu. ''"Biola University holds institutional accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (1961)."''</ref>
| Maintains a strict [[Biblical inerrancy]] doctrine; see also [[William Lane Craig]]
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| [[Bob Jones University]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://www.bju.edu/academics/accreditation.php Accreditation] at Bob Jones University. They also retain an earlier national accreditation by TRACS.</ref>
| An unsavory [[fundamentalist]] and historically [[racist]] institution in [[South Carolina]].
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| Boston Baptist College
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref name="tracs-list" />
| A creationist training camp for fundamentalist ministers.<ref>[https://www.boston.edu/overview/aboutbbc Boston Baptist College - About us]. boston.edu.</ref> The institution is an organ of Baptist Bible Fellowship International, a [[fundamentalist]], [[creationist]], [[Biblical literalism|Biblical literalist]], [[homophobe|homophobic]] religious organization.<ref>[http://www.bbfi.org/articles-of-faith Baptist Bible Fellowship International Articles of Faith]. bbfi.org.</ref> 
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| [[Brigham Young University]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160225040542/http://catalog.byu.edu/about-byu/accreditation BYU Accreditation.] ''"Brigham Young University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities."'' byu.edu.</ref>
| Associated with the [[Mormonism|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
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| Bryan College
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://www.bryan.edu/about/accreditations/ Accreditations]. Bryan College.</ref>
| A fundie school established in 1930 as [[William Jennings Bryan]] University.<ref name="about-bc">[https://www.bryan.edu/about/history/ Bryan College History.] Bryan College.</ref> Faculty are required to sign a statement that "The origin of man was by fiat of God" and [[Adam and Eve]] "are historical persons created by God in a special formative act, and not from previously existing life-forms."<ref>Alan Blinder. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/education/christian-college-faces-uproar-after-bolstering-its-view-on-evolution.html Bryan College Is Torn: Can Darwin and Eden Coexist?] ''New York Times.'' 20 May 2014.</ref> [[Young Earth Creationism|Creationism]] is featured in the college's [[biology]] course offerings.<ref>[https://www.bryan.edu/wp-content/uploads/catalog2015-2016.pdf Bryan College 2015-2016 Course Catalog.] bryan.edu. BIO 314, "Biological Origins," is described as ''"An introductory survey of current theories for the origin of life, the origin of culture and its diversity, and the origin of language and its diversity. The first half of the course presents an evolutionary perspective on these issues; the second half a young-age creation perspective. In each case the best argument in favor of the position is presented."''</ref> Core Academy of Science is a [[pseudoscience]] research organization formed at Bryan College that promotes creationism "research".<ref>[https://coresci.org/ Core Academy of Science].</ref>
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| [[Cambridge Theological Seminary]]
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited 
| An incoherent [[webshite]] ripping off the name of a world class educational institution that claimed it ran a seminary, and awarded worthless degrees.
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| [[Cedarville University]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100306214302/http://www.cedarville.edu/About/Accreditation.aspx Cedarville University Accreditation]. cedarville.edu. ''"The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission."''</ref>
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| Christian Bible College
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref name="levicoff1">Levicoff, Steve. ''Name it & Frame It?: New Opportunities in Adult Education and how to Avoid Being Ripped Off by "Christian" Degree Mills.'' Institute on Religion and Law, 1993.</ref>
| Self-accredited by its own [[Academic accreditation#Accreditation mills|accreditation mill]], the American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions<ref>[http://www.christianbiblecollege.org/statement.htm Statement of Faith and Facts.] christianbiblecollege.org.</ref>
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| Charis Bible College
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>[https://www.charisbiblecollege.org/about-us/doctrinal-statement Doctrinal statement], Charis Bible College.</ref>
| One of [[Andrew Wommack]]'s prosperity gospel [[scam]]s that claims to focus on the [[Bible]] as their main textbook.
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| Cornerstone University
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://www.cornerstone.edu/about/accreditation/ Accreditation]. Cornerstone University.</ref>
| A fundie school in Grand Rapids, [[Michigan]] that features a "confession of [[faith]]" requiring all trustees, faculty, and staff to conform to the school's fundamentalist doctrine.<ref>[https://www.cornerstone.edu/about/confession/ Confession of Faith]. Cornerstone University.</ref>
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| [[Columbia Pacific University]]
| [[File:Button Icon Black.svg|25px]] Defunct
| An unaccredited diploma mill that was shut down by the state of [[California]] in 1999.<ref>[https://quackwatch.org/consumer-education/News/cpu/ Court Orders Columbia Pacific University to Cease Operating Illegally in California]. [[Quackwatch]], 5 November 2013.</ref>
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| Crown College of the Bible
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref name="tracs-list" />
| Fundamentalist Baptist college in Powell, [[Tennessee]]
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| Dallas Baptist University
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://www.dbu.edu/about/accreditation Dallas Baptist University Accreditation.] www.dbu.edu. Dallas Baptist University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.</ref>
| "[[Christ]]-centered quality higher education"<ref>[https://www.dbu.edu/about/mission Dallas Baptist University Mission Statement.] www.dbu.edu. </ref> with a [[creationism|creationist]] worldview<ref>David Naugle. [http://www3.dbu.edu/naugle/pdf/mission_commentary.pdf A Commentary on the Mission Statement of Dallas Baptist University.] ''"DBU is committed to providing academic majors in both the natural and social sciences... In keeping with its primary theistic orientation, DBU undertakes these studies with an understanding of God as the Maker of heaven and earth, and of human beings as the image and likeness of God."'' www3.dbu.edu.</ref>
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| Florida Bible Institute and Seminary
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021214040109/http://www.aiccs.org/disclaimer.shtml AICSS Disclaimer.] aiccs.org. <i>"Because of the AICCS Board of Directors' convictions in support of religious freedom, Christian liberty, and the separation of church and state, AICCS has never applied for affiliation with any federal government agency. AICCS, therefore, is not recognized by the United States Department of Education."</i></ref>
| They have a "campus" in a small office park in Vero Beach, [[Florida]], and claim accreditation from the Association of Independent Christian Colleges & Seminaries, an unaccredited accreditation authority. They offer pseudoscience courses with telling names such as Creationist Geology and Creationist Astronomy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150223210733/http://tfbis.com/index.php/degree-programs/course-catalog/ Florida Bible Institute and Seminary Course Catalog.] tfbis.com.</ref> May now be defunct; no trace of their webshite exists in 2025.
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| Florida Gulf Coast University
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional
| State university run by Trumplicans in a Trumpland area of Florida, with several fundamentalists serving on the board. Apparently accepts Abeka courses as an actual education (unlike quality institutions like UC Berkeley), as evidenced by a fundie girl from a Christian school that uses Abeka representing them as an athlete.<ref>[http://fgcuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4200&path= Fundie-girl's listing on the roster]</ref>
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| Georgia Central University
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref>[https://www.gcuniv.edu/bbs/content.php?co_id=1060 Accreditation & Authorization]. Georgia Central University.</ref>
| A small religious institution in Atlanta, [[Georgia]] that teaches [[young earth creationism]] and provides missionary training for [[Korea]]n American students. Until 2018, they had a "School of [[Acupuncture]] & Oriental Medicine." "Spiritual Officers Academy" was a postgraduate program that prepares students to be ministers abroad but in order to be accepted into the program a student had to read the entire [[Bible]] 30 times before graduation; this program was terminated in 2018.<ref>[http://gcuniv.edu/out_page/ABOUTGCU/download/GCU%20Strategic%20Plan%202018-2023.pdf Georgia Central University Strategic Plan 2018-2023]. Georgia Central University, 9 March 2018.</ref> Appears to be an odd mix of Christianity and [[woo]]. Hence, it can be classified as both a fundie school and [[crank]] school. 
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| [[Haven University]]
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref name="tracs-list" />
| [[Carl Baugh]], founder of the Creation Evidence Museum who has a laughably bizarre [[Young Earth creationism|Young Earth creationist]] worldview, claims a PhD in Theology from this place.<ref>[http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/paluxy/degrees.html A Matter of Degree: Carl Baugh's Alleged Credentials.] talkorigins.org.</ref> Formerly the California Graduate School of Theology.
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| [[Hillsdale College]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://www.hillsdale.edu/about/college-profile/ College Profile]. Hillsdale College.</ref>
| A [[far-right]] Christian college in Hillsdale, [[Michigan]]. They are strongly against [[social justice]], diversity, and [[multiculturalism]].
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| Houston Baptist University
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140622092933/http://www.hbu.edu/University-Catalog/Catalog-General-Information.aspx#accreditation Houston Baptist University Catalog General Information]. hbu.edu. ''"Houston Baptist University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees."''</ref>
| Maintains a strict Biblical inerrancy doctrine; see also [[Lee Strobel]] and [[William Lane Craig]]
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| [[Hyles-Anderson College]]
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited
| Fundamentalist [[Indiana]] school founded by [[Jack Hyles]]. Has strict rules.
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| School of Biblical Apologetics at the [[Institute for Creation Research]]
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>[http://www.icr.edu/recognition Is ICR’s School of Biblical Apologetics accredited?] icr.edu. TL;DR summary: Regional accreditation organizations aren't friendly towards creationist schools, [[TRACS]] certification is not available in [[Texas]], and [[God]] says we don't need accreditation.</ref>
| Accreditation? ''We don't need no stinking accreditation!''<ref group=Note>See also [http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/01/we-don-need-no-stinking-badges-misquote.html “We don't need no stinking badges!” – the misquote that became a famous quote].</ref> "This institutional academic freedom...is not restricted by [[academic accreditation]] [[politics]]."<ref>[http://www.icr.edu/about-us School of Biblical Apologetics, About us.] icr.edu. ''"ICR has prioritized curriculum content and practical ministry needs, rather than adding the expensive costs of academic accreditation politics..."''</ref>
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| The King's College
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://www.tkc.edu/accreditation The King's College Accreditation]. tkc.edu. ''"The King’s College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education..."''</ref>
| The former home of [[Dinesh D'Souza]]. Based in New York City,
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| The King's University
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref name="tracs-list" />
| [[Charismatic]] evangelical school in Southlake, TX, a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth. Spawn of the non-denominational Gateway megachurch, also based in Southlake. Offers Associate's up to doctoral programs<ref>[https://www.tku.edu/academics/ The King's University: Academics]</ref> in various subjects, none of them secular; notably, they have an entire school of "[[Messianic Judaism|Messianic Jewish]] Studies," providing multiple undergraduate degrees, several Master's degree concentrations<ref group=Note> Ironically, one of these concentrations, for their Master's in Practical Theology program, is in "[[Antisemitism]] and Jewish Advocacy." Do they teach anything about the antisemitic implications of gentiles pushing Jewish people to accept Jesus as the Messiah? Maybe just to perpetuate it.</ref> and a Doctor of Ministry concentration.<ref>[https://www.tku.edu/academics/messianic/ The King's University: Messianic Jewish Studies Program]</ref> Follows the Texas Core Curriculum, except you can only take Christian ethics and philosophy courses, with an additional 15 hours of Bible study and five hours of ministerial practicum required for all undergrads.<ref>[https://www.tku.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/ The King's University: Core Curriculum]</ref> Carl Lentz of former [[Hillsong]] infamy studied here while the school still used its original name, "The King's College and Seminary."<ref>[https://nypost.com/2014/11/13/meet-justin-biebers-spiritual-leader-36-year-old-pastor-carl-lentz/ New York Post: "Justin Bieber's hipster pastor: 'I'm praying for his boy to make it'"]</ref><ref>[https://www.tku.edu/about-tku/history/ The King's University: History]</ref>
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| [[Liberty University]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[http://www.liberty.edu/aboutliberty/?PID=7650 Liberty University Institutional Accreditation.] "Liberty University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees. " liberty.edu.</ref>
| The progeny of [[Jerry Falwell]]. Also has a College of [[Osteopathy|Osteopathic Medicine]] that holds candidate status with the American Osteopathic Association.
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| Loma Linda University
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100411050306/http://www.llu.edu/central/assessment/wascintro.page WACS Accreditation]. llu.edu. ''"Loma Linda University (LLU) is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)."''</ref>
| A [[Seventh Day Adventist Church]] school and home to the [[Geoscience Research Institute]], an organization that advocates a [[creationist]] viewpoint in earth sciences and publishes [[pseudojournal]]s; offers programs in [[medicine]], behavioral sciences, dentistry, pharmacy, health, and [[Christianity|religion]]. Students are required to take Seventh-day Adventist [[theology]] courses. 
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| [[Louisiana Baptist University and Seminary]]
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited
| A Baptist diploma mill located in Shreveport, [[Louisiana]]. [[Carl Baugh]], young earth creationist and pseudoscientist, claims a Ph.D. in [[Theology]] from this school.<ref>[https://archive.ph/u8BDz Reading, Writing and Jesus; What nearby schools don’t know about the Bible class they soon may be teaching.] Archived from the original at Nashville Scene, 19 October 2006. "While there are a few reputable legal and theological minds from solid universities associated with the group, they are far outnumbered by the likes of Carl Baugh, who holds a Ph.D. in theology from Louisiana Baptist University, an unaccredited online school."</ref>
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| Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref name="tracs-list" />
| An obscure [[Baptist]] college that "teaches the [[Dispensational pre-millennialism|pre-tribulational]] [[rapture]] of the church, the pre-millennial return of the Lord, and interprets the Old Testament prophecies concerning [[Israel]], the tribulation period and the millennial kingdom of Christ [[biblical literalism|literally]]."<ref>[http://msbbcs.edu/seminary-academic-programs/ Seminary academic programs]. msbbcs.edu. </ref>
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| Maranatha Baptist University
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://www.mbu.edu/academics/accreditation/ Maranantha Baptist University Accreditation]. ''"Since 1993, Maranatha has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission... part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. "''</ref>
| Rules modeled after Bob Jones University and Pensacola Christian College
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| [[The Master's University]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[http://archive.ph/Z40Vd The Master's College Accreditations.] Archived from the original at masters.edu. ''"The Master's University is accredited to award bachelor's and master's degrees by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges..."''</ref>
| A fundamentalist Baptist school headed by young earth creationist and evangelical [[megachurch]] leader John F. MacArthur. The seminary program's accreditation was placed on probation in 2018 after serious issues in governance were exposed. MacArthur described these events as effort "orchestrated, if not by humans, by [[Satan]] himself."<ref>[https://www.christianpost.com/news/john-macarthur-to-students-questioning-accreditation-problems-keep-your-mouth-shut.html?fbclid=IwAR225vzTEdVMxiFrLVO9zN4fXcqXsXp3Mf6LCiphOJyQlEsPjhw4ed6Cxg4 John MacArthur to students questioning accreditation problems: 'Keep your mouth shut'] christianpost.com, 5 December 2018.</ref>
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| Moody Bible Institute
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://www.moodybible.org/about/accreditations-and-affiliations/ Accreditation and Affiliations]. Moody Bible Institute.</ref>
| Evangelical [[Calvinists]] and [[Biblical literalists]];<ref>[https://www.moodybible.org/beliefs/ Doctrinal Statement], Moody Bible Institute.</ref> has a history of sexual abuse. Several students faced sexual abuse from male students. Former students describe that campus culture as [[patriarchy]] and oppressive towards women. Women are often blamed for the sexual abuse that happens to them.<ref name=andrews>Becca Andrews, [https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/moody-bible-institute-purity-culture-evangelicalism-sexual-assault-title-ix-mbi-survivors-group/ They Went to Bible College to Deepen Their Faith. Then They Were Assaulted—and Blamed for It.] ''Mother Jones'', 30 September 2021.</ref> Stalking, harassment and sexual violence are common. They often refuse to investigate sexual abuse. After a petition in 2021 was signed by survivors of sexual abuse at Moody, former Vice President Tim Arnes resigned in disgrace. Despite this turn of events, abuse survivors say that nothing has changed at the school.<ref name=rhodes>Adam M. Rhodes, [https://chicagoreader.com/news/sexual-violence-survivors-say-moody-bible-institute-still-isnt-taking-their-claims-seriously/ Sexual violence survivors say Moody Bible Institute still isn’t taking their claims seriously]. ''Chicago Reader'', 25 February 2021.</ref>
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| New Covenant International University & Theological Seminary
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>[https://www.newcovenant.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NCI-eCatalog-CurrentVersion.pdf New Covenant International University & Theological Seminary 2014-2018 catalog.] newcovenantinternational.squarespace.com. Page 18. ''Florida Statute 2009 Title XLVIII Chapter 1005.06.(1) (f)[F.S.] enables religious educational institutions to operate by sworn affidavit with exemption from state government control and determination of curriculum or accreditation and licensure demands.''</ref>
| A diploma mill operating under a religious exemption in the state of [[Florida]]
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| [[New Eden School of Natural Health]]
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited
| An unaccredited distance learning school that teaches alternative medicine woo. Unlike many alternative medicine schools, it teaches Christian creationism. New Eden also has sketchy affiliations with alternative medicine groups and Christian churches.
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| [[Oral Roberts University]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[http://www.oru.edu/academics/cob/graduate-program/accreditation.php  Oral Roberts University Accreditation.] www.oru.edu.</ref>
| Weird, evangelical [[Cargo Cult Science|cargo cult college]] with a long list of scandals and smarmy behavior attributed to the spawn of [[Oral Roberts|its founder]].
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| Oval Bible College
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>Oval Bible College is accredited by the National Bible College Association, an unaccredited accreditation authority. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091125104615/http://www.n-b-c-a.com/members.htm National Bible College Association (NBCA) Member List].</ref>
| A [[creationist]] [[diploma mill]] based in Lake Charles, [[Louisiana]] that operates a distance learning web site. They offer a range of low cost, fake degrees from the associate to doctoral level. A PhD costs US$500, but if you pay up front, this is reduced to US$375.<ref>[https://ovalbiblecollege.com/financial-info/ Financial info], ovalbiblecollege.com.</ref> They have no classes or faculty. Course material consists of audio CDs and PDF files sent to the student.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210701122730/https://ovalbiblecollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/course-descriptions.pdf Oval Bible College Catalog, 2018.] ovalbiblecollege.com. No faculty is listed in the catalog or on the web site.</ref> They claim accreditation from the National Bible College Association, an [[Academic accreditation#Accreditation mills|accreditation mill]].
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| Ozark Bible Institute and College
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited
| A Bible school in [[Missouri]] that operates under an evangelical version of [[Sharia]] Law. For example, women are forced to dress as if they were in the 17th Century.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110809210634/http://obicollege.com/generalinfopage/handbook.pdf College Handbook, Ozark Bible Institute and College, 2011.]</ref>
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| [[Patrick Henry College]]
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref name="tracs-list" />
| An unsavory advanced high school training camp for [[Homeschooling|homeschoolers]] in [[Virginia]]
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| [[Patriot Bible University]]
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>Patriot Bible University [https://web.archive.org/web/20091213014152/http://www.patriotuniversity.com/Secure/infoAccreditation.htm claims accreditation by the Accrediting Commission International (ACI),] an unaccredited accreditation authority.</ref><ref>Accrediting Commission International (ACI) is [http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/dm3.html not recognized as an accreditation authority] by either the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or the United States Department of Education, the two institutions responsible for recognizing educational accrediting institutions in the United States.</ref>
| [[Kent Hovind|Dr. Dino]]'s alma mater
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| [[Pensacola Christian College]]
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref name="tracs-list">[[https://www.tracs.org/member-institutions Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools: Member Institutions]. tracs.org.</ref>
| An unsavory [[fundamentalist]], independent [[Baptist]] institution in [[Florida]]
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| Phoenix University of Theology International
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref name="phx">[https://web.archive.org/web/20170528234314/http://www.phxut.org/scripture-rebuttal-accreditation-alumnus-professor/ Scripture rebuttal, accreditation, alumnus professor].  phxut.org. ''"Accredited by AICCS the Association of Independent Christian Colleges and Seminaries...We believed that most accredited institutions have drifted far from the classical Biblical principles of sound doctrine and scholastic pragmatism that was originally their approach to education. They have turned away from performance and competency based education, with a focus on the mastery of skills, to a government mandated academic emphasis based on secular, socio-political, and economic theories gained through classroom indoctrination."''</ref>
| Assigns credits towards fake degrees based on "life experience." Claims accreditation from the Association of Independent Christian Colleges and Seminaries, a pseudo-accreditation authority, while simultaneously demeaning academic accreditation.<ref name="phx" /><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021214040109/http://www.aiccs.org/disclaimer.shtml AICCS Disclaimer]. ''"Because of the AICCS Board of Directors' convictions in support of religious freedom, Christian liberty, and the separation of church and state, AICCS has never applied for affiliation with any federal government agency. AICCS, therefore, is not recognized by the United States Department of Education."''</ref>
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| [[Regent University]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[http://www.regent.edu/about_us/overview/accreditation.cfm Regent University Accreditation]. regent.edu. ''"Regent University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associates, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees."'' regent.edu.</ref> 
| The progeny of [[Pat Robertson]]
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| [[San Diego Christian College]]
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[http://sdcc.edu/academics/accreditation San Diego Christian College Accreditation]. sdcc.edu. ''"San Diego Christian College is accredited by the Senior Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges."''</ref>
| A school with a strict [[creationism|creationist]] stance; spawned the [[Institute for Creation Research]]
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| Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130327011743/http://www.swbts.edu/about/accreditation/ Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Accreditation]. swbts.edu. ''"Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees."''</ref>
| [[Intelligent Design]] proponent [[William Dembski]] has been associated with the seminary. It is located in Fort Worth, [[Texas]] and is affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref>[https://swbts.edu/beliefs/ Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary - What We Believe.] swbts.edu.</ref>
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| Jimmy Swaggart Bible College
| [[File:Button Icon Red.svg|25px]] Unaccredited<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170526030218/http://www.jsbc.edu/faq.html FAQ] at Jimmy Swaggart Bible College.{{quotebox|Q. Can I receive financial aid for JSBC (i.e. federal grants, scholarships and loans via FAFSA etc.)?A. Unfortunately, due to our non-accredited status JSBC cannot receive such funds. However, you will be pleased to know that we do strive to keep our costs as low as possible for our students and we do offer [[usury|payment plans]].}}</ref>
| A [[Pentecostal]] diploma mill run by [[Jimmy Swaggart]]'s grandson Gabriel, and part of the younger Swaggart's Crossfire Ministries.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161226054633/http://www.gabrielswaggart.org/crossfire Crossfire Ministries], gabrielswaggart.org.</ref> They offer associate and bachelor degrees in "Biblical studies." As part of the Swaggart family empire, they [[advertising|spam the masses using infomercials]] on their Sonlife Broadcasting Network.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130515120513/http://sonlifetv.com/aboutsbn.html About Sonlife TV]. "Generation of the Cross with Gabriel Swaggart" claims to be "a live, interactive Bible Study", but is in reality an informercial for Jimmy Swaggart Bible College.</ref>
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| [[University of South Los Angeles]]
| [[File:Button Icon Yellow.svg|25px]] National<ref name="tracs-list" />
| An odd mixture of Christianity and [[alternative medicine]] [[woo]].
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| Wheaton College (Illinois)<ref group=Note> The other one, in Massachusetts, appears to accept evolution.</ref>
| [[File:Button Icon GreenForest.svg|25px]] Regional<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719134324/http://www.wheaton.edu/About-Wheaton/Profile/Accreditations Wheaton College Accreditations.] wheaton.edu.</ref>
| Maintains a strict Biblical inerrancy doctrine<ref>[http://www.wheaton.edu/About-Wheaton/Statement-of-Faith-and-Educational-Purpose Wheaton College Statement of Faith and Educational Purpose.] wheaton.edu.</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Academic accreditation]]
*[[Acceptance of evolution in Christian institutions of higher education]]

==External links==
*{{wpl|List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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