Accreditation and Memberships

All our degree programs are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) while the credential programs are approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). The Tozer degrees (M.Div. and M.A.M.L.), the M.A. in Teaching, and the M.A. in Education are approved by WSCUC. The California Preliminary Teaching Credential and the California Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC) are approved by the CCTC. Our School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

• Accreditation

  Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).

• Approvals
  • Board of Registered Nursing
  • State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
  • The State Department of Education for the education of veterans and their qualified dependents or orphans
  • The United States Office of Education for participation in the federal educational grant and loan programs and authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students
• Memberships
  • Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society
  • American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • American Management Association
  • American Payroll Association
  • Association for Institutional Research
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Association of Business Administrators of Christian Colleges
  • Association of Christian Schools International
  • Association of Christians in Student Development
  • Association of College & University Housing Officers
  • Association of College Administration Professionals
  • Association of Energy Engineers
  • Association of Facility Engineers
  • Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
  • Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities
  • Association of Physical Plant Administrators
  • Association of Student Judicial Affairs
  • California Association of Professors of Educational Administration
  • California Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
  • California Chamber of Commerce
  • California College & University Police Chiefs Association
  • California Council on Education of Teachers
  • California Crime Prevention Officers Association
  • California Pacific Conference (Athletics)
  • California Reading Association
  • California State Chamber of Commerce
  • California Technology Assistance Project
  • Cascade Pacific Library Network
  • Christian Leadership Alliance
  • Christian Library Consortium
  • Christian Ministries Management Association
  • College & University Professional Association for Human Resources
  • Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
  • Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
  • Council of Independent Colleges
  • Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
  • Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce
  • International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
  • Institute for the Study of Asian-American Christianity
  • International Reading Association
  • Jerusalem University College Associated School
  • National Association of Christian College Admissions Professionals
  • National Association of Clery Compliance Officers & Professionals
  • National Association of College Admissions Counselors
  • National Association of College and University Business Officers
  • National Association of Evangelicals
  • National Association of Foreign Advisors
  • National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
  • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
  • National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
  • National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
  • North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professors
  • North State Cooperative Library System (Academic Affiliate)
  • NorthNet Library System
  • Online Computer Library Center Western
  • Pacific Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
  • Phi Kappa Delta
  • Shasta County Reading Association
  • Society for Human Resources Management
  • Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium
  • The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • The Tuition Exchange
  • United Educators
  • University Risk Management and Insurance Association
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
  • Western Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
  • Western Association of College and University Business Officers
  • Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
  • Western Association of Veterans Educational Specialists

Maintenance of the above accreditation, professional memberships and approvals challenges and encourages Simpson University to uphold standards of excellence and to strive for continual improvement in all operations and programs.