Accreditation & Licensing

Saint Athanasius and Saint Cyril Coptic Orthodox Theological School (ACTS) is a California-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a religious purpose. ACTS is exempt from oversight by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), as a higher education institution that exclusively offers religious instruction and degrees, as stated in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.

ACTS is not accredited.

Now accepting applications for admission from the students located in the following U.S. states:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina , South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, Virginia, West Virginia , and Wisconsin.

Students living outside the United States are welcome to apply (see International Applicants information).