05-19-2009, 09:01 PM
After being put on probation for two years by SACS, American InterContinental University regained their SACS accreditation in December, 2007. They promptly turned around and applied for accreditation by NCACS. AICU announced yesterday that now it has been granted accreditation by NCACS.
American InterContinental University Granted Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
SACS seems to be downright hostile to online programs, and since the "majority" of AICU's students are doing online programs, it's not surprising they ran into trouble. Time for SACS to get in touch with the 21st Century. Wasn't it Tennessee's Al Gore who claimed he invented the internet? Somebody needs to let those SACS dirt clods in on the news.
American InterContinental University Granted Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association
Quote:AIU, which has been accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) since 1987, chose to seek HLC accreditation in order to better reflect the fact that the majority of its students are served through its Internet-based campus which is based in the HLC geographic region.
SACS seems to be downright hostile to online programs, and since the "majority" of AICU's students are doing online programs, it's not surprising they ran into trouble. Time for SACS to get in touch with the 21st Century. Wasn't it Tennessee's Al Gore who claimed he invented the internet? Somebody needs to let those SACS dirt clods in on the news.