accrediting

• “One interesting twist to the Mexican system is that a few major universities, particularly UNAM, are sort of rivals of the federal Eduacation Secretariat in accrediting preparatorias (in this case, college-oriented high schools).”

  Education in Mexico

• “The reporter also called the accrediting agencies twice, but no one answered.”

  Record Article Feed

• “In some instances, universities set up their own "accrediting" agencies which they use to accredit themselves.”

  Life of Brian:

• “Because during the accreditation process, the accrediting agency would verify -- like an audit -- that what is being disclosed is a full and accurate picture.”

  The Washington Post: How to fix higher education: Doug Bennett, Earlham College

• “If professional responsibility won't suffice, then the federal government should require accrediting agencies to insist that such disclosure be a condition of being accredited.”

  The Washington Post: How to fix higher education: Doug Bennett, Earlham College

• “Why would we need the accrediting agencies involved?”

  The Washington Post: How to fix higher education: Doug Bennett, Earlham College

• “And the Department of Education's quasi-governmental accrediting oversight body comprises many university presidents, including the provost of the University of Phoenix and the board chairman of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, a chief lobbying group for the for-profit college industry.”

  The Huffington Post: Buying Legitimacy: How A Group Of California Executives Built An Online College Empire

• “Board members on the accrediting bodies largely come from member colleges.”

  The Huffington Post: Buying Legitimacy: How A Group Of California Executives Built An Online College Empire

• “That prompted Bridgepoint executives to announce their intention to seek separate accreditation with a west coast regional accrediting body, given that the number of employees in San Diego vastly outweighs the number in Iowa.”

  The Huffington Post: Buying Legitimacy: How A Group Of California Executives Built An Online College Empire

• “The ties between universities and accrediting bodies have traditionally run deep, making both dependent upon increased student enrollments for their sustenance: Regional accreditors derive the vast majority of their operating revenue from fees assessed on the colleges they review.”

  The Huffington Post: Buying Legitimacy: How A Group Of California Executives Built An Online College Empire

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