Lucy:
You will want to start with ensuring that a U.S. institution of higher education is accredited. See:
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html You can search a database of accredited institutions on this U.S. Department of Education webpage.
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ Most accredited institutions receive their accreditation from one of the six regional agencies of accreditation, while certain programs (e.g., pharmacy) may have a separate accreditation process. See:
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Agencies.aspx In addition to general accreditation, certain disciplines may also be accredited by specialized accrediting agencies. See:
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg7.html#NationalInstitutional Distance and Correspondence Education also has special accreditation. See:
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg10.html#Distance Some academic disciplines also can voluntarily apply for accreditation or recognition from a well established body in the field, e.g., for programs of business - AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (http://www.aacsb.edu/en/about/) and for programs of applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology - ABET (formerly known as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology).
Good luck.
Tom
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Thomas Mahoney JD, CCEP
Vice President and General Counsel
The College of New Jersey
Ewing,NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-24-2015 01:00 AM
From: Lucy McCabe
Subject: Validating educational transcripts
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Does anyone in the community have tips and good resources for validating the credibility of educational institutions, specifically online institutions (in the US)?
Many thanks,
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Lucy McCabe CCEP-I
Global Compliance Officer
BW Offshore
Singapore
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