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What is the purpose of Accreditation?
Accreditation serves the following purposes:
- Assuring Quality: Accreditation is the primary means by which colleges, universities and programs assure education quality to students and the public.
- Source of Improvement: Accreditation provides a source and urge for continuous improvement in the educational practices followed by that institute, due to the periodic evaluation by the agencies.
- Easing Transfer: Accreditation of institutions and programs is important to students for smooth transfer of programs among colleges and universities.
- Recognition: Accreditation of institutions and their programs make them recognized as a symbol of high quality education practitioner. Federal state and local agencies also openly refer these institutes to the students and encourage them to consider only accredited institutes.
- Engendering Employer Confidence: Accredited status of an institution or program is important to employers when evaluating credentials of job applicants and providing financial support to current employees seeking additional education.
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