Who We Are

In 1985, over thirty Christian schools that were members of the Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF) initiated a pilot program of accreditation. Two years were spent in the project with twelve schools achieving accredited status in 1987. This resulted in the formation of ICAA as an accrediting association committed to serving Christian schools in the United States and around the world.

In 1990, ICAA filed for status as a separate, nonprofit corporation and was granted IRS status as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation that same year. Direction and ownership of ICAA rests with the Accredited schools of the association, which have empowered a Board of Directors to oversee the legal and business operations of the accrediting association.

ICAA has developed a reputation among Christian, private and public schools and universities as well as other education communities as a quality accrediting association. ICAA accreditation is directly recognized by many states in the USA and in a number of other countries. In addition, ICAA maintains partnerships with Cognia and Middle States. Through this partnership, an ICAA-accredited school can also gain accreditation by Cognia without having to complete an additional accreditation process.