| In the present day, online accredited education has | | | | educational program. It helps to prevent fake |
| made it easy for people to continue their education | | | | institutions from selling phony programs to students. |
| or to get a degree that can help them to get a | | | | Institutions providing online accredited education |
| salary raise, a promotion or a better job. | | | | The University of Florida offers online degree |
| Online education is a convenient option for students | | | | programs in pharmacy, engineering, etc. It is |
| who have just graduated from high school, as well as | | | | accredited by the Southern Association of Schools |
| for those who are returning to college after working | | | | and Colleges, while its College of Pharmacy is |
| for a few years. | | | | accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy |
| Online accredited education is a boon for | | | | Education (ACPE), as a provider of continuing |
| non-traditional adult learners, who want to continue | | | | pharmacy education. |
| their education or get a degree to improve their | | | | The University of Cincinnati offers online degrees in |
| career prospects. | | | | criminal justice, educational leadership, nursing |
| Accreditation is granted to an institution or | | | | midwifery and women's health, clinical laboratory |
| educational program after proper verification by the | | | | science, health information management, etc. It is |
| authorities. Accredited courses are preferred by | | | | fully accredited by the North Central Association of |
| students because they are recognized and valued by | | | | Colleges and Schools and many of its programs have |
| employers. | | | | national accreditations. |
| How is accreditation granted? | | | | UMassOnline of the University of Massachusetts |
| The Higher Learning Commission of North Central | | | | offers a range of diverse undergraduate and |
| Region (NCA), the Northwest Association of Schools | | | | graduate degrees online. Its campuses at Amherst, |
| and of Colleges and Universities (NASC) and the | | | | Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Worcester are |
| Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSA), | | | | accredited by the New England Association of |
| are a few of the main accrediting agencies of the | | | | Schools and Colleges. Several schools and colleges are |
| United States Department of Education. Clear-cut | | | | also accredited by different discipline-specific agencies. |
| evaluation criteria are followed by these agencies to | | | | There are many compelling reasons for joining an |
| evaluate an institution or program for granting | | | | online accredited education program and these |
| accreditation. | | | | programs are becoming more and more popular. |
| If you intend to join an international program, ensure | | | | Before you join an online course, ensure that it is |
| that the institution or program has been accredited | | | | accredited and find out if it is valued by employers. A |
| by the ministry of education or other governmental | | | | recognized qualification from an accredited institution |
| department of the country. | | | | will increase your credibility with prospective |
| Accreditation helps students to verify the | | | | employers. |
| authenticity and credibility of an institution or | | | | |