It’s a Crazy Online World
January 30th, 2011
If you’re thinking about taking advantage of the advancements in technology to the point that a college degree can be obtained virtually without ever having to get out of your pajamas, you might want to make sure you understand the importance of accreditation before you pay tuition to a school that has not been awarded a standard of quality as measured and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Why should you have to worry about this, you ask? Simply stated, knowing that a school has been awarded accreditation by an agency such as the Department of Education means that the degree program(s) being offered are more likely to be recognized as viable and valid by future and prospective employers. Additionally, should you ever want to have courses transferred from one institution to another as you pursue additional or ongoing degrees, the likelihood of one institution accepting another’s coursework is much more likely when the courses were taken from an accredited institution. If you want to check the accreditation of any school you are considering, you should link up with U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Accreditation and steer clear of others that know how to entice web traffic with their “legit sounding” names. Also steer clear of institutions that state they are pursuing accreditation, chartered, licensed, registered, approved, or authorized. The only term that should matter to you as you seek legitimacy in your education is “accredited.”
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