This is so true, Marissa. Being accredited is not only important for a school's reputation but it is important to so many of our students, and for various reasons.
One thing I always like to ask a prospective student who is concerned about accreditation is "Why?" because a large percentage of students have a serious misunderstanding of what it means to be accredited, not only for them but also for the institution or program.
This refresher course is great for me because it reminds me of all the benefits and not just those that tend to stand out to me. I can better communicate the benefits and functions of accreditation as I understand it better myself.
"Are you accredited?" is the first question out of many students mouths. Students do their research and they want to attend a school where they can know that their education will mean something to future employers. That to me is our biggest advantage.
It can be rather hard to explain what Accreditation is to prospective students, but it does provide our institution a set of standards at which we uphold our curriculum to. Our school is located in an area with many other colleges and universities, so it is to our advantage to have accreditation to build a positive and successful reputation among businesses and other professionals in the area. We hold compliance very high within the organization, and ensure that it is carried out not only within the classroom, but among faculty and staff, as well. In doing this, our institution has begun to build a positive reputation within the community, and employers are starting to take notice.
I recruit adult students for a nationally accredited school and have for seven years. I have seen many of my recruits go on to obtain raises, promotions and new careers due to getting their degree from an accredited college. I know this because they have personally emailed me to let me know and thank me for getting them started. Also our graduates have gone on to be accepted into other schools graduate programs because they have a degree from an accredited college. A few of graduates have also been accepted into a prestigious national training program under FEMA due to having a degree from an accredited college and meeting the other selection criteria.
I've found that being accredited gives our potenial students a peace of mind in knowing that their credits stand for something in the end. It also shows that we are a reputable college.
There are so many positive reasons why accreditation is important to a school's reputation. I have seen first hand the negative aspects of students who have gone to school at a non-accredited institution. Most of them are not able to find decent employment and unfortunately still have to seek out an accredited institution in order to become more employable.
The benefit of accreditation gives the student a peace of mind more confidence in the school and helps them with their decision making in terms of where to attend.
Our school was able to offer a new program once we received both the institutional and programmatic accreditation!
Accreditation boosts enrollment. Eighty percent of people that call in to inquire about the college, first ask if the school is accredited. Without accreditation, I am not sure if we would be open.
Accreditation shows that we have requirements for our institutions, programs, and departments. We continuously meet specific standards and requirements. We do what we say we are going to do. We have an accreditation body that ensures it.
I too have seen an increase is enrollments. A previous institution that I was employed with went from being nationally accreddited to regionally accredited and we we felt the same way. It reassures the students taht they are making an wise decision when choosing thier educational provider.
Our university has ground campuses as well as a full online campus. I love being able to speak to our accreditation when recruiting because it gives us credibility, especially with the diploma mills out there. Some people are leary of taking online classes because of that and our accreditation gives them confidence.
Our accreditation verifies for our prospective students that we have met certain standards in order to operate under that accreditation.
Our students receive a wonderful degree, and are available for job advancement or job placement.
My school is nationally accredited, which comes with certain challenges. However, accreditation allows our students to transfer courses to and from our school. Our school is focused on the working adult and even more specifically on military and public safety/emergency services. Transferability is huge to these type students, since the majority of them do not start and finish their degree all at the same school, in the standard 4-6 years.
i think accreditation is a good thing that is one of the very first question we get most of the time when students come in for a campus visit. Telling them your school is accredited and giving them the accreditation eases thier minds.
Being an Admission officer at one of the nursing schools, the most common question that applicants are asking is if school is accredited. It is very important for an employer that prospective employees graduating an accredited institution, meaning that the school is operating at certain level of quality.
Being an Admission officer at one of the nursing schools, the most common question that applicants are asking is if school is accredited. It is very important for an employer that prospective employees graduating an accredited institution, meaning that the school is operating at certain level of quality.
Being an Admission officer at one of the nursing schools, the most common question that applicants are asking is if school is accredited. It is very important for an employer that prospective employees graduating an accredited institution, meaning that the school is operating at certain level of quality.
Being an Admission officer at one of the nursing schools, the most common question that applicants are asking is if school is accredited. It is very important for an employer that prospective employees graduating an accredited institution, meaning that the school is operating at certain level of quality.
