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RE: Is the American accreditation system too complicated? - sanantone - 04-08-2019
(04-08-2019, 12:22 PM)cookderosa Wrote: regulations are supposed to help people filter out the bad- but in the process, it catches the "innocent" as well. Not every college /university / school needs the red tape or enormous hoops and costs associated with the (optional) regional accreditation. It's sort of the public's fault for lumping all postsecondary education into one basket (school, college, university) and then being confused or angry when it all doesn't meet the same standard. RA is great for universities and necessary for public CCs that rely on seamless transfer to state colleges/universities, but beyond that, it's a solution looking for a problem.
A lot of master's and doctoral-granting universities have national accreditation. Everyone is accrediting the same types of schools. It's redundant.
RE: Is the American accreditation system too complicated? - ronaldemail1 - 04-08-2019
As a foreigner from Peru. I would say that the American Education System is very confusing, but a forum like this one is usually the best
place to clear up most of the doubts and learn more about it. I was aware of the big three when I started college (1995), but I did not
understand all the ins and outs of the American Education System until later in time when I found out about this forum back in 2008
(maybe a little bit earlier). Thanks to the level of depth and resources provided by the forum I was able to finish my Bachelor with TESU in 2013.
In regards to the nationally accredited (NA) schools like Penn Foster, Ashworth and others. I think that they have their time and place
based on your individual situation and perspective. A College or University will only provide you with credentials and good education,
but the rest is up to you.