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{{Infobox organization
| name =
| image = Association-Theological-Schools-United-States Canada-logo.jpg
| date_founded = 1918
| type = Nonprofit organization
| headquarters = [[wikipedia:Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]], [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]
| leadership = [[Mary McCormick]] (President), [[Frank M. Yamada]] (Executive director)
| website = [https://www.ats.edu www.ats.edu]
}}

The '''Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada''' ('''ATS''') is an organization of [[seminary|seminaries]] and other [[wikipedia:graduate school|graduate schools]] of [[theology]]. ATS has its headquarters in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States.

==History==
The ATS was founded in 1918. Its stated mission is "to promote the improvement and enhancement of theological schools to the benefit of communities of faith and the broader public".

The ATS Commission on Accrediting provides graduate schools of theology with [[wikipedia:Educational accreditation|accreditation]]. It is [[wikipedia:Nationally recognized accrediting agencies in the United States|recognized]] by both the [[wikipedia:Council for Higher Education Accreditation|Council for Higher Education Accreditation]] and the [[wikipedia:United States Department of Education|United States Department of Education]] as an [[wikipedia:List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations|accrediting body]].

[[Frank M. Yamada]] has the association's executive director since July 2017.<ref>[https://www.ats.edu/about/staff/frank-m-yamada https://www.ats.edu/about/staff/frank-m-yamada]</ref><ref>https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/frank-yamada-named-executive-director-ats/ https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/frank-yamada-named-executive-director-ats/]</ref>, the ATS listed 278 member schools.

==See also==
* [[List of schools accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada|List of schools accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]]

==External links==
* [https://www.ats.edu Official website]

==References==

[[Category:Religious organizations based in the United States]]
[[Category:College and university associations and consortia in North America]]
[[Category:School accreditors]]
[[Category:Seminaries and theological colleges in the United States]]
[[Category:Seminaries and theological colleges in Canada]]
[[Category:1918 establishments in Pennsylvania]]