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What is Accreditation...and Why is it Important?
Accreditation is an effort to assess the quality of
institutions measuring them against agreed-upon standards and thereby assuring
that they meet those standards. In post-secondary education and training, there
are two kinds of accreditation: institutional
and programmatic.
Institutional accreditation helps to assure potential students that a school is
a sound institution and has met certain minimum standards in terms of
administration, resources, faculty and facilities. Programmatic (or specialized) accreditation examines specific schools or programs within an educational
institution (e.g., the law school, the medical school, the nursing program).
The standards by which these programs are measured have generally been
developed by the professionals involved in each discipline and
are intended to reflect what a person needs to know and be able to do to
function successfully within that profession. Accreditation
in the health-related disciplines also serves a very important public interest.
Along with certification and licensure, accreditation is a tool intended to
help assure a well-prepared and qualified workforce providing health care
services.