Where can I find a list of recognized accrediting agencies for online universities?
Just because a college or university’s website features a page advertising their accreditation by a legitimate council, doesn’t mean their claim is true. Students researching online schools need to be especially careful when verifying accreditation if there is no brick and mortar campus associated with the school and if they live too far away to visit the school’s headquarters. Relying on just the website will not ensure that all of the time and money you invest in your online education is worth it. Institutions that are unable to prove their accreditation status won’t be considered as trustworthy, quality schools by your potential employers or by other schools with which you want to earn a second degree. Thankfully, it is easy enough to verify a school’s accreditation status and association with a particular accrediting agency by conducting a simple Web search. The U.S. Department of Education’s site features a database that lists all of the institutional accrediting agencies and spec
