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==History==
==History==
The ATS was founded in 1918.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Glenn T.|title=A Community of Conversation: A Retrospective of The Association of Theological Schools and Ninety Years of North American Theological Education|url=http://www.ats.edu/uploads/about-ats/documents/community-of-conversation.pdf|publisher=ATS|access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> Its stated mission is "to promote the improvement and enhancement of theological schools to the benefit of communities of faith and the broader public".<ref name="Overview">{{cite web|url=http://www.ats.edu/about/Pages/default.aspx|title=Overview|publisher=Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada|access-date=2009-08-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503063905/http://www.ats.edu/about/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=2009-05-03}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ats.edu/Accrediting/Pages/default.aspx |title=Commission on Accrediting |access-date=2009-08-21 |publisher=Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716035643/http://www.ats.edu/Accrediting/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=2009-07-16 }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="DEP3">{{cite web|url=https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg3.html|publisher=[[wikipedia:US Department of Education]|US Department of Education]|title=Accreditation in the United States|access-date=2023-08-27}}</ref><ref name=CHEA>{{cite web|url=http://www.chea.org/Directories/faith.asp|publisher=[[wikipedia:Council for Higher Education Accreditation|Council for Higher Education Accreditation]]|title=National Faith-Related Accrediting Organizations 2010-2011|access-date=2010-09-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428053602/http://www.chea.org/Directories/faith.asp|archive-date=2012-04-28}}</ref><ref name=DE>{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/98300av2.pdf|title=Accrediting Agencies and Associations Recognized by the Secretary|publisher=[[wikipedia:United States Department of Education|US Department of Education]]|page=329|access-date=2010-09-09}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Schools |url=https://www.ats.edu/member-schools |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=www.ats.edu |language=en}}</ref>
[[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==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [www.ats.edu Official website]
* [https://www.ats.edu Official website]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:20, 10 December 2024

Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
Headquarters Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Type Nonprofit organization
Leadership Mary McCormick (President), Frank M. Yamada (Executive director)
Date Founded 1918
Website www.ats.edu

The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) is an organization of seminaries and other 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 accreditation. It is recognized by both the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education as an accrediting body.

Frank M. Yamada has the association's executive director since July 2017.[1][2], the ATS listed 278 member schools.

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ats.edu/about/staff/frank-m-yamada
  2. ↑ https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/frank-yamada-named-executive-director-ats/ https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/frank-yamada-named-executive-director-ats/]
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