Accreditation
The college is listed in the current edition of the Higher Education Directory and is approved for the training of veterans. Other offices and personnel on campus maintain membership in a wide variety of professional organizations appropriate to their work. Barclay College graduates have found acceptance into leading seminaries and graduate schools. The documents describing the college’s accreditation and licensing may be viewed in the Business Office where they are on display. Those desiring further information regarding the accreditation of the college should contact the Vice President for Academic Services at (620) 862-5252. As part of the school’s national accreditation requirements, Barclay College recently submitted progress reports to the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), both for the undergraduate and the graduate programs.
Higher Learning Commission
Barclay College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
HLC Contact Information
Address: 230 South LaSalle St, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411
Phone: 312.263.0456 | Website: https://www.hlcommission.org
Kansas State Department of Education
Barclay College’s Teacher Education program has received limited accreditation, which is the highest level for a new Teacher Education program, from the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) with approval of a state licensure unit and program.
KSDE Contact Information
Address: 900 SW Jackson St, Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785.296.3201 | Website: https://www.ksde.org/
Association for Biblical Higher Education
- Spiritual Engagement – We will fulfill our mission as a spiritual enterprise, led and empowered by the Holy Spirit, united in Christ, faithful in biblical truth and prayer.
- Uncompromising Integrity – We will be honest and transparent in all personal and organizational relationships through word, attitude and action.
- Stakeholder Value – We will persistently deliver added value for stakeholders through services, resources, communications, and partnerships.
- Professional Excellence – We will pursue and promote the highest quality in our educational standards, organizational processes, services, events, communications and relationships.
- Innovation Bias – We will consistently honor initiative and foster creativity.
- Team Synergy – We will partner with colleagues in high mutual respect, reflexive cooperation, personal industry, and collective effectiveness.