In a comment a few days ago in response to my misgivings about a national online database of classes, someone raised the question of why we still have a regional, as opposed to national, accreditation ...

University of Phoenix is the United States’ largest private university. It has over 400,000 students split between a robust online learning program and 400 brick and mortar campuses. Through GeekMom, ...

Many students find the term "accreditation" confusing. Most have heard of regional accreditation, the most commonly recognized term. But the confusion starts as soon as the terms "national" or ...

Many students find the term “accreditation” confusing. Most have heard of regional accreditation, the most commonly recognized term. But the confusion starts as soon as the terms “national or ...

Roughly 3,000 American colleges and universities periodically undergo what is called the accreditation process, which is meant to certify their academic quality as determined by one of seven regional ...

The institutional accreditor for Drexel University is the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Accreditation is an expression of confidence in an institution’s mission and goals, its ...

In the education field, accreditation is the process colleges, universities and other degree-granting institutions go through in order to ensure the education provided meets acceptable standards of ...

Western Governors University, a virtual institution, was granted regional accreditation on Tuesday by a group of four accrediting agencies. Officials at the university believe the news will legitimize ...

The federal government opened the door for regional accreditors to operate in other parts of the country, and one agency is taking advantage, Judith Eaton writes. Is this a good idea or a bad one? The ...