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10-05-2025, 11:46 AM
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The US Department of Education states,
"Notice: Lapse of Appropriations
Due to a lapse of appropriations, information on this website may not be monitored or maintained. Inquiries may not receive a response until appropriations are enacted."
https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/highe...reditation
My employer offers tuition reimbursement for education received from schools listed in the US Department of Education and are considered "recognized accredited schools" for the purpose of tuition reimbursement. Since the database is not currently updated, what other sources are available to demonstrate to my employer that the school is indeed accredited and would have been listed by the US Department of Education?
Thank you in advance.
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The college's website will list their accreditations. What college are you looking to utilize?
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Yes, I understand, but my employer wants validation that the school is accredited by an organization that is recognized by the US Department of Education. Let's say, for example, I want to attend the Graham International University that claims accreditation (see previous thread). How do I prove to my employer that it meets an accreditation that is recognized by the US Department of Education, whose database is not updated? Simply providing a link to the "college's website" that lists its accreditation is not adequate.
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10-05-2025, 01:01 PM
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(10-05-2025, 12:43 PM)Stonybeach Wrote: Yes, I understand, but my employer wants validation that the school is accredited by an organization that is recognized by the US Department of Education. Let's say, for example, I want to attend the Graham International University that claims accreditation (see previous thread). How do I prove to my employer that it meets an accreditation that is recognized by the US Department of Education, whose database is not updated? Simply providing a link to the "college's website" that lists its accreditation is not adequate.
The Database of Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP) at https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/ is currently working. You can search a school by name there and see information about its accreditation. Hopefully any school you need to validate was accredited before the shutdown period!
Additional resources:
https://www.chea.org/directories
The directory maintained by each accrediting agency, e.g., https://www.hlcommission.org/directory-o...ution-map/ and https://www.neche.org/roster/
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10-05-2025, 01:04 PM
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Well, whatever you do I would NOT recommend Graham U - no matter whoever or whatever it claims to be :-)
There is so many "agencies" out there that sell accrediations. I think the best way is to look for schools that are RA. You can propably check that by the institution that accrediated that school. The school should state, which agency accrediated it. Traditionally there is only 6 RA today, I think.
E.g. you can check schools accrediated by HLC here: https://www.hlcommission.org/directory-of-institutions/
This is the safest way to find a legit school, I guess
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(10-05-2025, 12:43 PM)Stonybeach Wrote: Yes, I understand, but my employer wants validation that the school is accredited by an organization that is recognized by the US Department of Education. Let's say, for example, I want to attend the Graham International University that claims accreditation (see previous thread). How do I prove to my employer that it meets an accreditation that is recognized by the US Department of Education, whose database is not updated? Simply providing a link to the "college's website" that lists its accreditation is not adequate.
You can always look at the RA body's website and see if they are RA and then look on the feds website. The website wouldn't be very out of date. Stick with RA since it's for work. Anything else could be problematic. GIU is not RA and has some bogus claim on accreditation.
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Quote:You can always look at the RA body's website and see if they are RA and then look on the feds website. The website wouldn't be very out of date. Stick with RA since it's for work. Anything else could be problematic. GIU is not RA and has some bogus claim on accreditation.
There are many NA schools and programs that are accredited by various accreditors that offer excellent programs reimbursable by my employer! I do not have to restrict myself to RA!
After some research, I found:
Council for Higher Education: https://www.chea.org/directory-chea-reco...ations-pdf
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) https://www.caahep.org/
I will have to check with my employer if they accept these listings for schools not found in the US Department of Education's outdated database.
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(10-05-2025, 09:09 PM)Stonybeach Wrote: Quote:You can always look at the RA body's website and see if they are RA and then look on the feds website. The website wouldn't be very out of date. Stick with RA since it's for work. Anything else could be problematic. GIU is not RA and has some bogus claim on accreditation.
There are many NA schools and programs that are accredited by various accreditors that offer excellent programs reimbursable by my employer! I do not have to restrict myself to RA!
After some research, I found:
Council for Higher Education: https://www.chea.org/directory-chea-reco...ations-pdf
The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) https://www.caahep.org/
I will have to check with my employer if they accept these listings for schools not found in the US Department of Education's outdated database.
If you plan on laddering up degrees or transferring then yes RA does matter. Many grad and doctoral programs do not accept NA degrees.
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@stoneybeach - it would be a lot easier to help you, if you'd tell us, what subjects and courses you are interested in.
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(Yesterday, 03:04 PM)Maltus Wrote: @stoneybeach - it would be a lot easier to help you if you'd tell us what subjects and courses you are interested in.
It is kind of you to ask, although I never asked for help in choosing coursework, subjects, or even recommendations for schools. My intention was to find a current database that lists accredited schools in the US that are recognized by the US Department of Education, which is currently not updating its database due to political issues and lack of budget appropriations. Johnathan Whatley provided me with some helpful information. Perhaps this forum is not the appropriate venue for asking higher education questions related to the US educational system, as it appears to be an international platform. My mistake.
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