Similar to a principal’s job of overseeing the quality of their school’s educational standards, an accrediting agency is responsible for overseeing the quality of education available to the public. Traditional institutions, such as community colleges, vocational schools, 4-year universities and colleges, and graduate schools, usually have at least one accrediting agency that approves the quality of education they offer. Online schools and programs are no different. Specialized accrediting agencies exist to ensure that students are spending their hard earned money on schools that will be advantageous to their future careers.
In the United States, accrediting agencies can be known as national accreditors or regional accreditors. Regional accreditors are more highly respected, and they focus on a single section of the United States. National accreditors are also well respected, but their standards are more general; they oversee schools throughout the United States and in other countries. Below are a series of national accrediting agencies that help to monitor the different types of online schools available to students.
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