What is accreditation?
Community Christian Academy's accreditation signifies that the school meets rigorous standards of educational quality and effectiveness as established by an independent accrediting body. This recognition ensures that the academy provides a high-quality education that is continuously evaluated and improved upon, maintaining excellence in its academic programs, faculty qualifications, and student outcomes. Accreditation also assures parents and students that the school is committed to upholding its mission of fostering academic achievement and spiritual development within a Christ-centered environment.
SCISA
The South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) provides a structure within which member schools share an awareness of mutual problems and experiences, profit from each others’ handling of these problems, and have the advantage in the operation of their respective schools and the expertise and data that is collected by and available to the Association. In this sense, the SCISA gives unity and strength to the cause of independent education. Speaking for the collective association, it monitors legislation and speaks with authority and is listened to by the public, news media, the legislature, and elected officials.
SACS
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices among the diverse institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and other international sites approved by the Commission that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees. The Commission also accepts applications from other international institutions of higher education.
Cognia
For more than 125 years, schools have been inviting Cognia into their classrooms. Cognia goes beyond evaluating school quality. They provide trusted expertise and actionable ideas that help schools continuously improve. Accreditation is the launchpad for school improvement. Based on rigorous research-based standards and evidence-based criteria, the process probes the whole institution —from policies to learning conditions and cultural context —to determine how well the parts work together to meet the needs of every learner. Accreditation isn’t about passing a one-time inspection —it helps education providers meet improvement goals and sustain commitments to better learner outcomes.