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[> [> [> Re: Lighthouse Christian College Is A Candidate For TRACS -- David S., 04:19:17 07/05/25 Sat (173.216.87.236)

>>>Their football game could be now counted as countable
>>>for both NCAA and NAIA.
>>
>>This is weird...the 2025 schedule for that team at:
>>
>>https://lighthousecollegemakos.com/wp-content/uploads/
>2
>>025/04/2025LCCFOOTBALLSCHEDULE.pdf
>>
>>...shows a game against John Melvin University on
>>September 13, 2025. Didn't JMU just drop their
>>football team a few months ago?
>
>That's a typo. It's actually John Melvin Christian
>College, a new branch of JMU located in Pace Florida.
>Both Lighthouse and JMCC are members of the New South
>Athletic Conference (of the USCAA), which begins
>football this year.

ICAA and NSAC overlapped.
Barber Scotia is adding sports this year including football. They was said to apply for TRACS last year, but no news on TRACS yet if they are listed.

South Georgia Institution is part of the Community Christian College hive. They start football this year in NSAC.

Jacksonville Community Christian College which used to be University of Faith.

John Melvin Christian in Florida starts football this year in NSAC.

Richmond Hill is not known.

Central International College starts this year in the NSAC.

The NSAC is part of the USCAA.

In the ICAA has these new schools.

Mississippi Community Christian College 2025

Norteast Arkansas Community Christian College 2025

Tennessee Valley Community College which seemed to teamed up with a prep school. 2025

Daytona 2025 seems to be a prep school

Florida Central Technical 2025

Palm Beach Canes 2025

Southwest Christian College in Houston 2025

TWA College 2025

Georgia Knights part of Community Christian College 2025

Crudup Legacy Collegiate is running a JC type program in Florida. Not a part of the two like Richmond Hill.

Clayton State and Gordon State are club teams that joined the NSAC for affiliates.

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[> [> [> [> Re: Lighthouse Christian College Is A Candidate For TRACS -- IDM3, 15:50:26 07/05/25 Sat (72.168.176.67)

>>>>Their football game could be now counted as
>countable
>>>>for both NCAA and NAIA.
>>>
>>>This is weird...the 2025 schedule for that team at:
>>>
>>>https://lighthousecollegemakos.com/wp-content/uploads
>/
>>2
>>>025/04/2025LCCFOOTBALLSCHEDULE.pdf
>>>
>>>...shows a game against John Melvin University on
>>>September 13, 2025. Didn't JMU just drop their
>>>football team a few months ago?
>>
>>That's a typo. It's actually John Melvin Christian
>>College, a new branch of JMU located in Pace Florida.
>>Both Lighthouse and JMCC are members of the New South
>>Athletic Conference (of the USCAA), which begins
>>football this year.
>
>ICAA and NSAC overlapped.
>Barber Scotia is adding sports this year including
>football. They was said to apply for TRACS last year,
>but no news on TRACS yet if they are listed.
>
>South Georgia Institution is part of the Community
>Christian College hive. They start football this year
>in NSAC.
>
>Jacksonville Community Christian College which used to
>be University of Faith.
>
>John Melvin Christian in Florida starts football this
>year in NSAC.
>
>Richmond Hill is not known.
>
>Central International College starts this year in the
>NSAC.
>
>The NSAC is part of the USCAA.
>
>In the ICAA has these new schools.
>
>Mississippi Community Christian College 2025
>
>Norteast Arkansas Community Christian College 2025
>
>Tennessee Valley Community College which seemed to
>teamed up with a prep school. 2025
>
>Daytona 2025 seems to be a prep school
>
>Florida Central Technical 2025
>
>Palm Beach Canes 2025
>
>Southwest Christian College in Houston 2025
>
>TWA College 2025
>
>Georgia Knights part of Community Christian College
>2025
>
>Crudup Legacy Collegiate is running a JC type program
>in Florida. Not a part of the two like Richmond Hill.
>
>Clayton State and Gordon State are club teams that
>joined the NSAC for affiliates.

Mississippi CCC and Tennessee Valley CCC were former PG prep programs, The Mississippi Prep and Tennessee Valley Prep before joining the Community Christian College system of Redlands, CA earlier this year. Mississippi Prep/CCC was the subject of a recent USA Today investigation surrounding two former Mississippi Prep players who claimed the PG failed to deliver on their promise to help them find college placement after paying a $10,000 fee. Here's the story"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/12/12/post-grad-football-prep-college-athletics/76255256007/

I still don't trust Mississippi CCC, and I feel the same about Tennessee Valley CCC. I'm going to follow them closely.

And now Georgia Knights PG Prep has joined the CCC system. That's interesting. Nearly all of the CCCs shown here were once Pgs. I think their classroom activities are being held online via the CCC main campus in Redlands, CA rather than collaborating with the local Juco.

It seems all the controversy surrounding the PG system, including Hardeeville Prep Vikings head coach arrested for scamming players (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/south-carolina-football-coach-accused-of-scamming-players-for-cash/ar-AA1r8vyl) to the NPGAA president accused of taking advantage of both teams and their players (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/12/12/post-grad-football-npgaa-leo-etienne/76291342007/) to the Mississippi Prep mess, PG teams will be looking for somewhere to hide...and ICAA seems to be the sanctuary. I hope they don't lose their credibility in the process.

I can't find anything on Richmond Hill, Crudup, r Palm Beach. Daytona and TWA are PG preps.

Central International is part of the NSAC, but their football team is a big question. They claim to be an independent team playing a Division II schedule - and yet the last few schedules I've seen are filled with club and PG teams and maybe a couple of JV teams. The most recent schedule on their site is 2023.

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[> [> Re: Lighthouse Christian College Is A Candidate For TRACS -- David S., 02:06:08 07/05/25 Sat (173.216.87.236)

>>Their football game could be now counted as countable
>>for both NCAA and NAIA.
>
>This is weird...the 2025 schedule for that team at:
>
>https://lighthousecollegemakos.com/wp-content/uploads/2
>025/04/2025LCCFOOTBALLSCHEDULE.pdf
>
>...shows a game against John Melvin University on
>September 13, 2025. Didn't JMU just drop their
>football team a few months ago?

John Melvin Christian is in Florida, and they added football this year. That school is also going for TRACS as well.
Central Christian College of South Carolina is a candidate for ABHE who also adding football this. This new conference for football is trying to become a USCAA as well.

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[> [> Re: Lighthouse Christian College Is A Candidate For TRACS -- No name, 13:29:17 07/05/25 Sat (68.97.209.204)

Question...

What the hell is TRACS? I never heard of it before.

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[> [> [> Re: Lighthouse Christian College Is A Candidate For TRACS -- No name, 16:12:31 07/05/25 Sat (72.168.176.67)

>Question...
>
>What the hell is TRACS? I never heard of it before.

TRACS is Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. It is one of eight accrediting associations in the US that monitors all schools, colleges and universities for academic, financial, administrative and athletic suitability. All program that meets these requirements are considered as "countable opponents" in participating athletic events sanctioned by the NCAA, NAIA and NCCAA. Programs that do not meet the approval of the sanctioning sports bodies are placed on a list of countable and non-countable opponents that is maintained and updated as needed by each body. The accrediting organizations are:

*The Association for Biblical Higher Education (Canada & United States)
*The New England Association of Schools & Colleges
*The North Central Association of Colleges & Schools (Higher Learning Commission)
*The Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities
*The Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools
*The Southern Association of Colleges & Schools
*The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
*The Western Association of Schools & Colleges

And they are strict. ACS nearly pulled its accreditation of Auburn in 2005/2006 after the Board of Trustees focused more on the mess involving Tommy Tuberville and Bobby Petrino and leaving the rest if the school in disarry.

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[> [> [> [> Re: Lighthouse Christian College Is A Candidate For TRACS -- IDM3, 16:18:52 07/05/25 Sat (72.168.176.67)

>>Question...
>>
>>What the hell is TRACS? I never heard of it before.
>
>
>TRACS is Transnational Association of Christian
>Colleges and Schools. It is one of eight accrediting
>associations in the US that monitors all schools,
>colleges and universities for academic, financial,
>administrative and athletic suitability. All program
>that meets these requirements are considered as
>"countable opponents" in participating athletic events
>sanctioned by the NCAA, NAIA and NCCAA. Programs that
>do not meet the approval of the sanctioning sports
>bodies are placed on a list of countable and
>non-countable opponents that is maintained and updated
>as needed by each body. The accrediting organizations
>are:
>
>*The Association for Biblical Higher Education (Canada
>& United States)
>*The New England Association of Schools & Colleges
>*The North Central Association of Colleges & Schools
>(Higher Learning Commission)
>*The Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities
>*The Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools
>*The Southern Association of Colleges & Schools
>*The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges
>and Schools
>*The Western Association of Schools & Colleges
>
>And they are strict. ACS nearly pulled its
>accreditation of Auburn in 2005/2006 after the Board
>of Trustees focused more on the mess involving Tommy
>Tuberville and Bobby Petrino and leaving the rest if
>the school in disarray.

Sorry, that's supposed to be SACS, not ACS.

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[> [> [> [> Thanks for the info on TRACS -- No name, 16:49:50 07/05/25 Sat (68.97.209.204)

>>Question...
>>
>>What the hell is TRACS? I never heard of it before.
>
>
>TRACS is Transnational Association of Christian
>Colleges and Schools. It is one of eight accrediting
>associations in the US that monitors all schools,
>colleges and universities for academic, financial,
>administrative and athletic suitability. All program
>that meets these requirements are considered as
>"countable opponents" in participating athletic events
>sanctioned by the NCAA, NAIA and NCCAA. Programs that
>do not meet the approval of the sanctioning sports
>bodies are placed on a list of countable and
>non-countable opponents that is maintained and updated
>as needed by each body. The accrediting organizations
>are:
>
>*The Association for Biblical Higher Education (Canada
>& United States)
>*The New England Association of Schools & Colleges
>*The North Central Association of Colleges & Schools
>(Higher Learning Commission)
>*The Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities
>*The Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools
>*The Southern Association of Colleges & Schools
>*The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges
>and Schools
>*The Western Association of Schools & Colleges
>
>And they are strict. ACS nearly pulled its
>accreditation of Auburn in 2005/2006 after the Board
>of Trustees focused more on the mess involving Tommy
>Tuberville and Bobby Petrino and leaving the rest if
>the school in disarry.