Thursday, February 14, 2008

ACCREDITED COLLEGES

ACCREDITED COLLEGES

Accreditation is a formal recognition on an entire school or college or one of its programs meets certain standards and provides quality education as by the accreditation agencies appointed by the US department of education Although graduating from an accredited program does not guarantee you a successful career it is a key starter when you step your foot into the job market A degree from accredited online university reflects the quality of the education programs conducted by the university It provides a sense of public trust and professional quality If the online college or university is not accredited you will have problems if you try to transfer your credits to a traditional college or university later Many universities do not recognize credit earn from unaccredited online universities Hence your credits can not be transferred and you need to start over again Nowadays employers know how to differential between a legitimate and fake degree The first thing employer look at your degree when you applying a job is your degree whether your degree is from an accredited university and which accreditation agency that accrediting the universities If you are applying a job with degree from unaccredited university you need to provide proof to the hiring company that your degree is legitimate Else it is very high chances that you will not get the job Type of AccreditationsThe most recognized and accepted type of accreditation in the United States is regional accreditation There are six geographic regions of the United States regional accreditation agencies The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools The New England Association of Schools Colleges The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The Western Association of Schools and Colleges Generally college credits or degrees received at a regionally accredited institution are accepted by other regionally accredited colleges or universities Beside the six regional accreditation agencies there are 52 recognized national accrediting bodies that normally evaluate and accrediting private online universities

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