USA Higher Education Accreditation Bodies
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Association to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International was established in the year 1916 and started its accreditation function in 1919. This accreditation body in the US provides a thorough review process for evaluating quality business management schools worldwide. AACSB international accreditation not only ensures that the intuitions have achieved quality but have a system in place for constant progress of their educational offerings. In 2003, AACSB members approved a set of revised standards pertinent to all business programs worldwide and which promote excellence in management education globally. The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is a specialized accreditation association for business education supporting and rewarding excellence in teaching. ACBSP was set up in 1988 in Overland Park, Kansas, and in August, 1992, it was acknowledged as a specialized accreditation agency for business education by the U.S. Department of Education. This accreditation body recognizes the significance of scholarly research and investigation and considers that such activities aid in improved teaching. Institutions affiliated to ACBSP are encouraged to practice a logical mutually beneficial balance between research and teaching. In addition ACBSP supports faculty involvement in the modern business world to augment the quality of classroom instruction. ACBSP aims to expand, promotes, and recognizes best practices that contribute to continuous improvement of business education and accredits qualified business programs. 
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) is a non-profit education corporation recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation as an independent and autonomous national accrediting body that accredits institutions of higher education offering programs of study through the master's degree level. ACICS is incorporated in Virginia and operates from offices in Washington, D.C. The scope of ACICS recognition by the Secretary is defined as accreditation of private post secondary institutions offering programs that are designed to train and educate persons for careers or professions where business applications or doctrines, supervisory or management techniques, professional or paraprofessional applications, and other business-related applications support or constitute the career. Add Comment CommentsYou may also like to read
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