| Online distance learning has gained rapid
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| | accounting related programs while health
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| popularity with the advent of the
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| | programs are accredited by the American
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| internet, which has proven to offer great
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| | Health Information Management
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| supporting facilities and convenience for
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| | Association. It is also important to know
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| online education. However, just like
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| | that only accreditation agencies
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| everything else with pros and cons, the
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| | recognized by the Department of Education
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| internet has also opened doors for the
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| | or CHEA are considered accreditation
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| widespread sale of bogus online degrees.
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| | agencies which are acknowledged.
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| According a report by USA Today, there
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| | What does accreditation mean to a
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| were already 400 diploma mills in the
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| | student? An institutional accreditation
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| year 2003 and the numbers are rising. In
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| | agency evaluates the various aspects of
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| fact, many of these unscrupulous
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| | universities or colleges against minimum
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| operations are run by organizations in an
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| | standard criteria to determine if the
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| industry that is worth $500 million a
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| | particular institution meets their list
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| year.
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| | of basic requirements. College
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| However, amidst the negative hype about
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| | accreditation is necessary to ensure that
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| online education, there are actually many
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| | the education, facilities and support
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| distance learning colleges offering valid
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| | provided by a college or university
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| degrees and diplomas. These institutions
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| | adheres to basic levels. On the other
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| do not sell bogus certificates, but
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| | hand, specialized accreditation evaluates
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| actually aim to provide quality education
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| | excellence in individual program
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| as alternatives for on-campus higher
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| | regardless of which institution the
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| education. Valid online courses with
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| | program is being delivered within. In
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| online video lectures as well as online
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| | this type of accreditation, course
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| library facilities and test examinations
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| | content and program curricula is
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| conducted are often deployed to ensure
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| | evaluated against pre-set standards of
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| that students truly qualify in their
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| | the institution.
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| areas of study and graduate legitimately.
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| | All accreditation does is to assure
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| Sadly though, many employers only see the
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| | employers, students and parents that the
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| negative side of things, and easily brush
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| | graduates who are awarded degrees from
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| off online education degrees as
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| | accredited colleges have undergone
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| equivalent to bogus degrees.
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| | adequate training in their respective
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| In view of the confusion, the National
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| | areas of specialization. This also means
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| Education Board of the U.S. government
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| | that colleges that are not accredited by
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| has authorized 6 accreditation agencies
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| | the proper accreditation body would not
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| to provide institutional accreditation to
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| | have met the standards imposed by the
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| education institutions, as a measure to
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| | agencies. However, courses taken by
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| differentiate legitimate universities
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| | prospective employees that are accredited
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| from the crooks. This means that students
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| | by the respective agencies would have met
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| choosing their universities will be
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| | standards imposed on the respective
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| assured that these universities would
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| | specialized areas.
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| have met minimum criteria set forth by
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| | It is totally up to the judgment and
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| these agencies for learning institutions.
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| | decision of the employers on evaluating
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| Additionally, there is also The Distance
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| | the validity of an online or on-campus
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| Education and Training Council (DETC)
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| | degree. With the recent hike in bogus
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| which provides accreditation specifically
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| | degrees, employers can't help but be
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| for distance learning institutions. The
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| | stringent in their applicant screenings
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| DETC is an accreditation agency that is
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| | and consider those with degrees that have
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| recognized by the US Department of
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| | been accredited. This may prove tedious
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| Education and the Council for Higher
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| | and sometimes employers may get confused.
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| Education Accreditation (CHEA).
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| | Therefore, if your accreditation is
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| Furthermore, there is also specialized
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| | provided by an agency recognized by the
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| accreditation for specific programs of
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| | US Department of Education, then you will
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| different areas of specialization. These
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| | need to explain to prospective employers
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| programs which are found to have attained
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| | on the background of the accrediting
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| excellence will be awarded accreditation
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| | bodies. This way, you can avoid employers
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| by various professional accrediting
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| | from sidelining your application based on
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| agencies depending on the area of
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| | something that they may be unclear about
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| specialization. For instance, the
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| | and increase your chances of being short
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| International Association for Management
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| | listed for a job interview.
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| Education (AACSB) gives accreditation to
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