2007-05-06 14:10:19 · 4 answers · asked by Brian 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Accreditation is basically a reassurance that the educational institution meets certain standards. To become accredited, the institution must undergo an intensive review of its policies, procedures, programs, courses...basically everything within the institution that makes it run.
Most often, when you hear "from an accredited college or university", the accreditation must be completed by a regionally accrediting body. You can find a list of the regional accrediting bodies at http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg7.html
2007-05-06 14:28:06 · answer #1 · answered by Tonya H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to that other website ed.gov, I have heard and even saw on this website www.ripoffreport.com that some of those online universities are not so reputable and perhaps don't have the accreditation or credibility that employers are looking for in an education. Some of the schools that seem to come up at that consumer complaint site were: University of Phoenix, Devry Univeristy, Strayer U, Kaplan U, Penn Foster Career, Stratford Career Institute, ITT Tech, Sanford Brown, Chubb Institute and Katharine Gibbs. It's a very interesting site if you want to surf it as well.
2007-05-06 21:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by jannsody 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are organizations that verify that colleges and universities are doing what they are supposed to be doing. So when a college or university is accredited, it means it meets basic standards and is eligible to provide federal and state financial aid to students. If a college or university is not accredited, stay away from it. Accreditation is a big deal and a lot of work to get, so it is a good sign.
2007-05-06 21:15:49 · answer #3 · answered by Keith G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually 4 month, they have 3 terms, jan-apri, may-aug, sep-dec
2007-05-06 21:21:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋