Do you dream of earning your degree? Is improving your job skills and feeling the sense of accomplishment from advancing your education, without taking away from your career or family, important to you? If so, join the thousands of men and women from around the world who have found Liberty University's Distance Learning Program a convenient, flexible, and affordable way to earn an accredited degree.
As a growing institution with over 20,000 students from around the world, studying both on and off campus, we are dedicated, through our programs and people, to helping our students achieve success as we prepare them for their future. Not only will you receive a quality Christian education in a flexible online format, but one that is accredited and at one of the lowest costs in the nation.
Institutional Accreditation
Institutional accreditation is a mark of quality. Strict standards in areas such as degree programs, courses, faculty, administration, and student support and services must be met in order to qualify for and receive accreditation.
Accreditation also ensures that courses taken and degrees earned through Liberty University will be accepted by other institutions that are also accredited by an agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Liberty University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
Liberty University is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) to award associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)
Liberty University is approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).
Program Accreditation and Approval
Many of Liberty’s programs hold additional accreditation and/or approval from organizations specific to their field. As with institutional accreditation, strict standards in a variety of areas must be met, ensuring educational quality.
Nursing
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Nursing (VBN)
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing programs are approved by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Nursing (VBN).
Teacher Education
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
In addition to state licensure, students who complete the Teacher Licensure Program at Liberty are eligible for the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) certificate.
