Is Your Distance Learning School Accredited?

Distance Learing Requires Doing a Thorough Research

By Bill Johnson, published Sep 24, 2005
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For whatever reason, when deciding to continue education through distance learning or online colleges, the most important requirement to check out first is if the establishment is "accredited" by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the federal government through the Department of Education. Otherwise, students could end up paying their money for a qualification paper that will not get recognition by almost all traditional establishments.

The downside of distance learning or an online degree is, even if the learning establishment that is giving the qualification has the required accrediting, it is not yet widely accepted by employers. It could also be difficult when trying to transfer the credits obtained to other programs run by those that do not recognize the particular learning establishment. This attests to the fact that it is a mutual recognition among the educators and their partners, so that the quality of the education given will be at a higher level, and there are no sets of rules to follow.

The accreditation is a process where other learning institutions, through a peer group setup, ascertain that a given learning establishment has what it take in terms of the education quality it is availing. The essential issues they would be looking at could be the school's mission, goals, objectives, available resources and how they are utilized, enrollment requirements, and the overall quality of the education.

Takeaways
  • Acceptance of online degrees is on the rise
  • Higher learning establishments are recognizing credits from online colleges
  • Very well known colleges and universities have started giving online degrees
Did You Know?
There are establishements known as diploma mills because they don't meet the high level education requirement
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Online schools are good for learning specific things, but not looked upon highly as respectable degrees. If you want to get better at a certain software program, or get certified by Microsoft for something, online learning is great. But to get a BA in art history online, or a BA in communication is about as worthless as the paper it's printed on.

Posted on 09/24/2005 at 10:09:00 PM

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