Distance Education and Training Council
The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) is a non-profit educational accreditation agency specializing in the accreditation of distance education institutions. It was established in 1926 and is recognized by Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education as an accreditor of institutions of higher education.
DETC accreditation should not be confused with regional accreditation. Many regionally accredited schools accept and recognize the accreditations of the DETC, but many others do not.[1]
The Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Higher Education Transfer Alliance (HETA) online directory[2] was designed by DETC to help students and the public find educational institutions with transfer practices consistent with criteria articulated by CHEA in its Statement to the Community: Transfer and Public Interest.[3]. According to CHEA, institutions that are members of HETA have agreed that their "transfer decisions are not made solely on the basis of the accredited status of a sending institution and that the institution has agreed at least to consider transfer requests from other institutions."[2] The HETA directory provides links to member institutions so that students and others can review a specific institution's transfer policies and practice.
References
- ^ About.com Distance Learning What You Need to Know About DETC Accreditation, Jamie Littlefield
- ^ a b HETA directory, CHEA website
- ^ Statement to the Community: Transfer and Public Interest, CHEA, November 2000
See also
External links
- Distance Education and Training Council-- DETC official page
- HETA Directory
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