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State Approval and Accreditation

 

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California State Institutional Approval

This institution is a private institution approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Approval to operate means the institution is compliant with the minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and Division 7.5 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.

The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
1747 N. Market Blvd, Suite 225
Sacramento, CA 95834
Web  www.bppe.ca.gov
Toll-free  (888) 370-7589
Fax  (916) 263-1897

 

Current Annual Report on file with the State of California

Current School Performance Fact Sheet

 

Accreditation Statement

Accreditation is not required in the United States for Vocational Schools or Universities to legally operate as diploma or degree-awarding institutions. In the US, accreditation with an independent association of schools is an optional, not mandatory, course of action that Academies and Universities can choose to establish. Most countries do not have independent University accreditation organizations; rather, assessment is performed by a government educational regulating organization, similar to our California State Education Bureau which grants legality.

The US Department of Education (USDE) does not grant accreditation, furthermore, accreditation organizations in the US are not USDE governed. The US accreditation organizations are private institutionalized boards which grant a peer-review status of “accreditation” to Schools who choose to submit to their board review process. Most countries do not have private organizations which review and approve Academies, Vocational Schools or Universities as “accredited.” The biggest benefit of accreditation is the ease of opportunity for students to apply for government financial aide.

Note: Transfer of credits between all schools, whether accredited or State approved, is always dictated by the policies of each school office of the registrar.