Distance Education and Training Council

Abraham Lincoln University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (www.detc.org). The Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The Accrediting Commission is a charter member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the leading non-governmental recognition for accrediting associations. A national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.

Distance Education and Training Council
1601 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 234-5100

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
ALU is a recognized CHEA member institution. CHEA is comprised of an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and serves as a national voice for voluntary accreditation and quality assurance to the U.S. Congress and U.S. Department of Education.

Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California

The School of Law is registered with the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California as an unaccredited distance learning law school. ALU’s authority to grant a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, which qualifies graduates to take the California Bar Examination, is through the Committee of Bar Examiners. ALU students must pass the First-Year Law Students’ Examination (FYLSX) at the end of the first year of law school study. For additional information regarding the law school, please see this link: Law School Disclosures

California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)

The programs offered by Abraham Lincoln University, a private institution, have been approved by the California Bureau for Private Post Secondary Education (BPPE). The University has been granted institutional approval by accreditation. Approval to operate means that the BPPE has determined that an institution meets minimum standards established by the BPPE for integrity, financial stability, and educational quality, including the offering of bona fide instruction by qualified faculty and the appropriate assessment of students’ achievement prior to, during, and at the end of the program.

As a prospective student, you are encouraged to review this catalog prior to signing an enrollment agreement. Questions or concerns about this institution which have not been satisfactorily answered or resolved by the school may be directed to the Bureau. A student or any member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the Bureau by calling toll-free 888.370.7589, local 916.431.6959 and fax 916.263.1897, or by completing a complaint form which may be obtained at www.bppe.ca.gov.

Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Physical Address:
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, S-400
Sacramento, CA 95798-0818

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 980818
W. Sacramento, CA 95798-0818