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.

¨     National Accreditation Board (NAB)

The University is accredited by the 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.