The university offers distance education and online academic degree programs designed to prepare people for professional ministry.

[2] Vision International University offers ministry training and theological education to students from a wide variety of faith backgrounds.

Vision maintains a strong emphasis on church planting, community service, and Christian character development.

[4] Since 1990, Vision International University has maintained authorization to grant degrees by religious exemption in the State of California.

[5] In 2005, the university submitted its application for state approval by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE) to be recognized as a degree-granting institution.