The college is accredited by the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and is open to anyone regardless of life orientation.

The institution, which has about 200 students, educates 10 to 20% of all journalists in Norway.

NLA University College also operates the company Damaris Norge through a special framework; it is primarily associated with communication and philosophy of life.

Damaris Norge is also located in Gimlekollen in Kristiansand.

[4] The college is part of the Gimlekollen Media Center, which also includes the production companies Sanden Media and Norea Mediemisjon.