What Is Accreditation?
What Is Accreditation?
Accreditation is a review process to determine if educational programs meet defined standards of quality. Once achieved, accreditation is not permanent鈥攊t is renewed periodically to ensure that the quality of the educational program is maintained.
In the United States, academic accreditation is voluntary, decentralized, and carried out by many non-governmental, non-profit organizations. The process of academic accreditation typically culminates in an external quality review by a team of professional experts from academe or industry. These experts volunteer their time, professional knowledge, and experience to this process of quality assurance and ongoing improvement to education in their disciplines.
In other countries, accreditation may be required or governmental. The聽聽provides information about accreditation and quality assurance in countries outside of the United States.
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澳门一肖一码一必中一肖 accreditation is not a ranking system. It is a form of quality assurance for programs in the areas of applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. Our accreditation is recognized globally as evidence that a program meets the standards set by its technical profession.
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The accreditation process typically takes 18 months to complete. Programs new to 澳门一肖一码一必中一肖 accreditation begin with a formal request for a review.聽Accreditation: Step-by-Step聽offers a detailed overview of our accreditation process.
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