What is the difference between PACE approval and accreditation?
Accreditation is a fully developed procedure that: 1. establishes standards or criteria of academic excellence in collaboration with educational institutions; 2. develops procedures that enable institutions to perform an in-depth self-evaluation to determine whether they meet the established standards; 3. performs on-site evaluations to determine if the institution meets the established standards; 4. publishes a list of institutions that have met these requirements and have been accredited by the agency; 5. periodically reviews approved institutions to determine whether they continue to uphold standards of educational quality. All types of accrediting agencies employ these steps, but specific criteria and the procedures for inspection or examination may differ from agency to agency. PACE approval is a rigorous process that includes some, but not all, of the steps required by to accrediting bodies. Most notably, AGD PACE does not make site visits. PACE approval: 1. establishes standards
