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If you have in mind to go for Online School, take it upon you to understand the processes of accreditation of online schools.Accreditation is a prerequisite for an online schools degree to be authentic and recognized by employers.

Are You Knowledgeable About College Accreditation?

If an online college is checked by its regulating agency or Government body and found to meet the stipulated requirements, its duly accredited.

The reason for accreditation is to ensure that only high level of education is available for the intending students and the general public.

Regulating bodies usually focus on examining a schools academic resources, course outlines, programs requirements, students admission and the mission statement to ascertain faculty efficiency and creditability.

Different countries have different methods/processes of accrediting schools. For instance, in the United States, accreditation of schools are usually handled by private agencies, not even appointed by the Government, while in other countries accrediting bodies could be government bodies set up to evaluate and accredit schools to ensure that set standards of education are maintained.

That not withstanding, national and state bodies still oversee the activities of the accrediting bodies to ensure that both the national and states standard of education are maintained. Now this is the reason why you must not jump onto just about any school you find online, many of them may not be meeting the set national standard of education for colleges and universities. Before you finally decide on Online School, make sure that the school meets both the national and states education standards.

The Importance Of Accredited Online Institutions

Not to find out the status of the school you intend to join for your online degree program is tantamount to groping in the dark, and you could fall into a deep hole of disappointment. Yeah, what I am hinting at is you could finish your course and get a degree that is not accredited, because the school was not accredited. Employers do not accept unaccredited degrees. Majority of the online schools are not accredited.

As a parting advice, please note that many unaccredited sites are displaying the Accredited badge, do not allow yourself to be deceived by that sign, properly investigate the school and also find out the authenticity of the accrediting agency, if one is touted. You must not allow your interest for Online School to becloud your judgement.

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Schools Accreditation Agencies

Since it appears that most people obtain their bachelor degrees off line before going for online masters degrees, employers tend to favor them, and even if both your bachelors degree and masters are both online, you are considered to be more well read.

Therefore, do not stop at online bachelors degree, go ahead and get your masters degree to enhance your chances of landing lucrative employment sooner than later.

Note that it is not enough for you to obtain an online masters degree, your online degree should be from an accredited online institution for it to be respected by employers. Do not waste you money and time in an online school that is not accredited.

Verify the accrediting body that accredited the online virtual institution you intend to enroll with if you are not going with an online school that has a brick and mortar off line parent college. Make sure that the accrediting agency is genuine, employers don't hire graduates of unaccredited online schools.

Listed below are some of the agencies responsible for accrediting both off line and online schools:

Regional Online Master Degree Accreditation

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education www.msche.org

Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools www.css-msa.org

New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education www.neasc.org

New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions www.neasc.org

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org

North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees www.ncacasi.org

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges www.sacs.org

Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges www.wascweb.org

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