Accreditation & Memberships
Ben Lippen School is a ministry of Columbia International University.
Columbia International University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s, first professional, and doctoral levels.
Ben Lippen School is accredited by the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability (CESA), Cognia (formerly AdvancED), the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and the Small Boarding School Association (SBSA).
Ben Lippen is a member of SCISA (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.
| The Council on Educational Standards and Accountability P.O. Box 440188 Kennesaw, Georgia 30160 (770) 268-9355 |  |
| Cognia (formerly AdvancEd) South Carolina Office 3790 Fernandina Road, Suite 203 Columbia, SC 29210 (888) 413-3669, ext. 5652 |  |
| Association of Christian Schools International 731 Chapel Hills Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80920 (719) 528-6906 |  |
| South Carolina Independent School Association P.O. Drawer 690 Orangeburg, SC 29116 (803) 535-4820 |  |
| Small Boarding School Association |  |