ACCREDITATION

¨     Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA)

Valley View University is accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association and International Board of Education (IBE) of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.  AAA is a body established by the seventh day Adventist church to provide coordination, supervision, and quality control to its education system.  VVU is therefore a member of a network of 109 colleges and universities operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church world-wide.

¨     Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) Formerly called National Accreditation Board (NAB)

The University is accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Council (GTEC) Formerly called National Accreditation Board (Ghana) for all programs.

¨     Nurses and Midwifery Council, Ghana (NMC)

The University is accredited by the National Accreditation Board (Ghana) for all programs.

MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS

¨     West African Association of Theological Institutions (WAATI)

The University is a member of West Africa Association of Theological Institutions (WAATI)

¨     International Board of Ministerial and Theological Education (BMTE)

¨     Ghana Association of Biblical Exegetes (GABES)

¨     Ghana Association of Private Tertiary Institutions (GAPTI)

Valley View University is a member of GAPTI which is the umbrella body for all accredited tertiary institutions in Ghana.

¨     Conference of Heads of Private Universities, Ghana (CHPUG)

¨     Association of African Universities (AAU)

¨     Association Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

LINKAGES

Valley View University has linkages with the following institutions:

¨     Adventist University of Africa, Kenya.

¨     Andrews University, USA.

¨     State University of New York at Geneseo, USA.

¨     Otterbein University, USA

PRESIDENTIAL CHARTER

Valley View University was granted a Presidential charter by his Excellency, Mr. J. A. Kufuor, president of the republic of Ghana in January 2006.  This makes Valley View University the first Chartered Private University in Ghana.

A “Chartered” institution implies one that has been granted certain rights and privileges by the President of the Republic of Ghana or the Legislature of a country to operate as an autonomous degree granting institution.  The status is granted after a careful scrutiny of the institution’s statutes, examination procedures, quality assurance standards, etc.