How can I find out if a college is actually accredited?
Author: Devon Turnhill
Website: http://www.DegreesTips.com
Added: Fri, Dec 15, 2006 16:34:42
Category: Degree Questions
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The easiest way to find out if a school is really accredited is to check out their accrediting agency. Most people realize some schools fake their accreditation, but very few know that there are also fake accrediting agencies who sell fraudulent accreditations to schools. If you're looking at a school in the United States, they should be accredited by any one of the six official accreditation agencies in the country.
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (www.msache.org)
- New England Association of Schools (www.neasc.org)
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncacihe.org)
- Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (www.cocnasc.org)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (www.sacs.org)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (www.wascweb.org)
John Bear, author of Bear's Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning, identifies some ways to determine whether the school of your choice is legitimately accredited. First, U.S.-based schools should be accredited by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (www.chea.orh). For British schools, they should be members of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Australian schools are approved by the Australian Qualifications Framework. Other schools should be included in the World's Education Series.
Some U.S. schools are also approved by the State Department, and some foreign schools are also approved by their country's official accrediting body or agency.
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