Online Education Blog

About Distance Learning writer Jamie Littlefield did an article today regarding the accreditation of postsecondary education and the difference between nationally and regionally accredited schools. The type of accreditation your college has determines whether your units transfer or not to other colleges, as well as if you can be accepted into graduate programs at other [...]

Finding an online school is easy but knowing whether they are accredited is not. There are many recognized accrediting and state approval agencies and it is often difficult to identify who truly is accredited and by which agency(ies). The U.S. Department of Education does not accredit educational institutions and/or programs but they are required to [...]