accreditation
I find that much of the general public does not know what accreditation means.
Your right Kim, In addition, the Board will receive a complaint but also the Admissions Representative could be punished by the employer as a result of the Board gettign a complaint. In short, to avoid complaints sent to the Board be open and honest/tell the truth about your specific accreditation and what it means.
Erin,
Yes, it is very important to be clear when explaining this to students. The Board will likely receive a complaint from a student if this is not explained correctly.
Kimberly Stein
Also important to note is the difference between institutional and programatic accreditation. We are a new campus so we are accredited as a whole but cannot obtain programatic accreditation until we have graduates. It will be imperative to explain this to new students.
I have recently learned the difference between regional and national accreditation which I think is helpful when speaking with students
I did not even know what accredidation really meant before being hired. I knew it was good to be accredited but not much more than that. It has been a challenge to educate the public on what it means and why it is so important however, this is a huge factor that needs to be addressed on a much larger forefront in the nation.
I think that you are correct when a lot of people don't understant the meaning of accrediation. I think that is why it is important as an admissions rep to be able to fully understand and disclose this type of information.
I agree the gerenal public does not understand the difference between national and regionally. More people are asking what a school's accreditions are because they have seen negative press but they are not understaning exactly what it means.
Even more they dont understand the difference and why they want either one.
To piggy back off of this, I find that most people assume that it is better to be nationally accredited than to be regionally. I think the wording is confusing to most students.
