St. Mark’s College was chartered to offer theological degrees by the legislature of the Province of British Columbia in 1956 with the passage of the St. Mark’s Act. The College’s programs are recognized by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver (RCAV) and the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA), and have been assessed as ATS equivalent by the Canadian Association for Pastoral Practice and Education (CAPPE).

St. Mark’s College is an Associate Member of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) [1] as of June 2010.