The Importance of Accreditation

HEADLINES

Why Local Nursing Students Say That They Wasted Their Time and Money Online (NBC4 [Washington, DC], September 30, 2021) "The head of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) said prospective students should do their homework to make sure online schools aren’t just approved to operate, but are accredited, which ensures they’re getting a quality education. Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, who leads CHEA, said, 'So many times the public would have invested money and time in these non-accredited programs that have absolutely no validity in the real world.'”

Higher Education Institutions in New Jersey 2022: How to Choose and What to Look For (OCNJ, October 13, 2021) "The accreditation of a university can affect the students’ ability to secure their dream careers. Degrees offered by accredited institutions are valued by potential employers and other universities that may admit learners for further studies. Additionally, universities are more likely to take into consideration credit scores from accredited institutions as opposed to the ones that are not accredited."

South Florida's Only Historically Black University Is in Danger of Closing (Miami New Times, September 28, 2021) "Come next September, there's a chance that this campus — South Florida's only historically Black college and universities (HBCU) — will no longer be in operation, owing to a growing list of financial issues cited by its accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)."

Ending 'Pass the Harasser' in Higher Education (The Regulatory Review, September 30, 2021) "Accrediting bodies could address similar failures faced in screening processes by uniformly requiring universities to screen faculty candidates for sexual misconduct before hiring them."