If our school becomes accredited, won we have to conform to government rules and give up our Christian distinctives?
In a word, no. Accrediting bodies do not try to impose their values on your school (though they will hold your institution to the standards that their members have developed). However, more sympathetic peer review may occur when working with religious accrediting agencies, (e.g. ABHE, ATS, TRACS). ABHE is an association of schools that collectively and uncompromisingly share evangelical tenets of faith. ABHE is operated by its member schools, and is recognized by the U.S. government for its specialized focus on biblical higher education.
