The Christian Service University College is one of the university colleges accredited by the National Accreditation Board in the past decade. It is also accredited by the Accrediting Council for Theological Education in Africa. It is affiliated to the University of Ghana and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. It is located in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana. The university began as a school in October 1974 with four students. This was after the Worldwide Evangelization for Christ, a missionary group in Ghana acquired land to start a school. The vision then was to train people for Christian ministry in Ghana and also to train people to help expand the church in northern Ghana. This has now matured to a vision to establish an advanced evangelical, interdenominational, theological University in Africa. The university is based on a main campus within Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region. The university runs seven programmes. They are: The university has twelve academic and ten administrative and support staff. The student population has now increased into the thousands.