What online schools are accredited?

Answer 1

Research the school on the internet. Check to see if the school is accredited by a recognized agency. Colleges and universities accredited by legitimate agencies generally undergo a rigorous review of the quality of their educational programs. If a school has been accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, it's probably legitimate.

Many diploma mills claim to be "accredited," but the accreditation is from a bogus, but official-sounding, agency they invented.You can use the Internet to check if a school is accredited by a legitimate organization at a new database of accredited academic institutions, posted by the U.S. Department of Education at the Related Link below. (There are a few legitimate institutions that have not pursued accreditation.)

To find out if an accrediting agency is legitimate, check the list of recognized national and regional accrediting agencies maintained by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation at the Related Link below.

Look at the school's website. Although it is prudent to check out the school on the Internet, it's not always easy to pick out a diploma mill based on a quick scan of its site. Some diploma mills have slick websites, and a "dot-edu" Web address doesn't guarantee legitimacy. Nevertheless, the website can be a source of information. Indeed, federal officials say it's probably a diploma mill if:

• tuition is charged on a per-degree basis, rather than per credit, course, or semester

• there are few or unspecified degree requirements, or none at all

• the emphasis is on degrees for work or life experience, and

• the school is relatively new, or has recently changed its name.

Check other resources. There is no comprehensive list of diploma mills on the Web because new phony credentialing sources arise all the time. However, the Oregon Student Assistance Commission's Office of Degree Authorization maintains a list of organizations it has identified as diploma mills at its Related Link below Another way to check up on a school is to call the registrar of a local college or university and ask if it would accept transfer credits from the school you are researching.

1. Make sure that the school is Accredited, check with the Department of Education and CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation) Check out the sources below.

2. Make sure that they are a established school, check out their history and on ground campuses.

The state links provide information about institutions and programs approved to operate in a particular state in the United States. State approval and accreditation are not the same. State approval to operate signifies that institutions have satisfied certain minimum requirements established by a state. Accreditation signifies that an institution has attained a threshold level of academic quality. In most states, approval to operate does not require accreditation. Please use all available resources, including checking with the particular institution and its accrediting organization, to determine if a particular institution meets anticipated needs.

Some states, such as California, Oregon and Minnesota, maintain Websites about degree mills and accreditation mills. Some states, including Oregon and Michigan, provide specific lists of non-accredited schools and non-approved accrediting organizations. Other states, such as Hawaii, Michigan and Maine, have passed specific regulations or legislation to address the issue of degree mills. These links, in the Related Links below, have been included to help in an investigation of degree mills and accreditation mills.

There are many good accredited online colleges. If you're still in doubt of which to choose, you can get more insight by reading several online college reviews by other online college students.

Answer 2

There are several. I found a great site to help, for they have a list and everything taylored to your needs and wants. Here's the site: http://www.aiuschools.com/online/programs/home.asp?code=4005&siteid=fathom