ACICS- accredited colleges going bust - dangers of weak accreditation services


Duncan

Every university, real or fake, is accredited by someone, but the three that most matter for MBAs are AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS. This is explained well: Take a look at http://find-mba.com/mba-faq/mba-accreditation-why-is-it-important It explains the three respected accreditations. Good MBAs have one or more. I also wrote a nice analysis: Why international accreditation matters http://www.find-mba.com/board/41224

Below that, for US universities, are regional and national accreditation. The former is better than the latter. One of the least useful nationally-accredited accreditation bodies is ACICS, which mostly accredits low-quality for-profit colleges. Despite being over 100 years old, it has gone through a period of decline and lost recognition by the CHEA earlier this year. https://www.goodcall.com/news/students-schools-overseen-troubled-accrediting-agency-acics-options-07848 It is now a warning sign to be accredited by that body. Many of its members are in deep trouble, with one closing this month http://www.educationdive.com/news/acics-fallout-forces-non-profit-college-closure-in-colorado/431441/

Every university, real or fake, is accredited by someone, but the three that most matter for MBAs are AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS. This is explained well: Take a look at http://find-mba.com/mba-faq/mba-accreditation-why-is-it-important It explains the three respected accreditations. Good MBAs have one or more. I also wrote a nice analysis: Why international accreditation matters http://www.find-mba.com/board/41224

Below that, for US universities, are regional and national accreditation. The former is better than the latter. One of the least useful nationally-accredited accreditation bodies is ACICS, which mostly accredits low-quality for-profit colleges. Despite being over 100 years old, it has gone through a period of decline and lost recognition by the CHEA earlier this year. https://www.goodcall.com/news/students-schools-overseen-troubled-accrediting-agency-acics-options-07848 It is now a warning sign to be accredited by that body. Many of its members are in deep trouble, with one closing this month http://www.educationdive.com/news/acics-fallout-forces-non-profit-college-closure-in-colorado/431441/
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laurie

I've never even heard of most of the schools that ACICS accredits. For example, they have names like "California University of Management and Sciences," "Charter College," and "Herguan University."

I've never even heard of most of the schools that ACICS accredits. For example, they have names like "California University of Management and Sciences," "Charter College," and "Herguan University."
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