If your degree is from a school that is not accredited from a recognized agency, it will be absolutely worthless.
If it seems to good to be true... it probably is!
See this yelp link:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bethany-divinity-college-and-seminary-dothan
https://www.bethanybc.edu/information/accreditation.html
Accreditation Information.......
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American Association for Higher Education and Accreditation
AAHEA
---- On May 24, 2013, Bethany Divinity College and Seminary, Inc., was granted Full Accredited Status with the American Association For Higher Education and Accreditation.
This association is bogus and is listed here as an unrecognized higher education accreditation organization:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unrecognized_higher_education_accreditation_organizations
There are also a number of specialized accredited agencies which are approved by both the Department of Education and CHEA.
Some schools have both regional and specialized accreditation. If you select a school that only has specialized accreditation,
be aware that your efforts may not be as accepted within academe. For better or worse, there are various levels of respect
associated with the different accrediting agencies and the regional agencies are considered the standard. However, four
relevant specialized agencies are:
1 Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE)
2 Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS)
3 Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
4 Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
Look in the Christian Distance Learning Degree and Program Directory
It only lists accredited (U.S.) or government-approved (international) colleges, universities, and seminaries in the Christian Distance Learning Degree and Program Directory.
(It does include some unaccredited private K-12 schools and programs geared toward homeschoolers, but that's a significantly different situation.)
If the Christian school you're considering is not listed there, you have good reason to be cautious.
Bethany Divinity College and Seminary does NOT appear in the list of approved seminaries and colleges on Bakers Guide to Christian Online Learning:
http://www.bakersguide.com/directory/ read more