Aakers College Earns High Honor of Regional Accreditation.BISMARCK & FARGO, N.D. -- Aakers College: "Don't let the name mislead mis·lead tr.v. mis·led , mis·lead·ing, mis·leads 1. To lead in the wrong direction. 2. To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive. you -- regional accreditation Regional accreditation is a term used in the United States to refer to the process by which one of several accrediting bodies, each serving one of six defined geographic areas of the country, accredits schools, colleges, and universities. is the highest level of accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. an online or brick-and-mortar institution can obtain, and is recognized throughout the country." --Classes USA Five Steps to Figuring out Accreditation article Aakers College of Bismarck and Fargo is proud to announce that it has joined the Rasmussen College Rasmussen College is a private, for-profit, two-year and four-year degree-granting college with six campuses in Minnesota including Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Lake Elmo, Mankato, and St. system with the approval of the Higher Learning higher learning n. Education or academic accomplishment at the college or university level. Commission (HLC HLC Higher Learning Commission HLC Home Loans Canada (CIBC Mortgages and Lending, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) HLC Healthcare Leadership Council HLC High Level Committee HLC High Layer Compatibility HLC Heartless Crew ) and is now a regionally accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. institution. Now, in addition to its national accreditation, Aakers College can offer students the premier level of accreditation in existence for colleges and universities. While only eleven percent of career colleges have attained regional accreditation, there are only three percent that hold both levels of accreditation--national and regional--as Aakers College does. This decision from the HLC comes after intense review of curriculum, student life, academic standards, and campus facilities from which Aakers College was recommended by members of the HLC. Classes USA, an Internet portal for college-bound students, recently featured a story explaining accreditation. "Don't let the name mislead you," Robyn Tellefsen writes. "Regional accreditation is the highest level of accreditation an online or brick-and-mortar institution can obtain, and is recognized throughout the country." While regional accreditation carries a great academic reputation, it also provides tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. assistance benefits to students. Students may be able to access more funding sources as many organizations, such as corporations and the military, often limit funding to only regionally accredited schools. The addition of regional accreditation brings Aakers College one step closer to its sister school--Rasmussen College, which was founded in 1900. Rasmussen College has been offering Regional Accreditation to its students for more than six years. To learn more about regional accreditation, please visit the Higher Learning Commission's website at www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, or read The Five Steps to Figuring Out Accreditation on the Classes USA website at http://www.classesusa.com/rc/featurearticles/ fivefiguringaccrediation.html. (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) To learn more about Aakers College, please visit www.Aakerscollege.edu. ABOUT AAKERS COLLEGE Aakers College is an institution of higher learning dedicated to the growth and development of students, employees, and the communities it serves. Founded in 1922, Aakers College is recognized as a leader in innovative curriculum design, instructional delivery, and technology application in education. Aakers College operates one campus in Bismarck, ND, and another in Fargo, ND. Aakers College offers associate degrees, bachelor degrees, diplomas and certificates in accounting, allied health, business management, crime management, digital design and advertising, office management, nursing, and technology and information management. Additionally, Aakers College is a subsidiary of Rasmussen College, Inc., which has two campuses in Florida (Webster College Webster College is a private, for profit, two-year and four-year degree granting College with campuses in Ocala, Florida Pasco, Florida and an Online Division. The College offers day, evening, and online classes and awards Bachelor of Science (BS), Associate of Science (AS) ), six campuses in Minnesota (Rasmussen College), and one campus in Rockford, Ill. (Rasmussen College). For more information, please visit www.Aakers.edu. |
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