Accreditation
National High School is accredited by
The Commission on International
Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) and the
Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
SACS Accrediting Commission is also recognized by the
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). CHEA is a non-governmental
agency that reviews and recognizes accrediting agencies that
accredit degree-granting institutions and is listed by the United
States Department of Education as a nationally-recognized accrediting
agency.
The Importance of Accreditation
If you are planning to study in the U.S., it is important to
know if the school in which you plan to enroll is accredited.
Accreditation helps to ensure that the school is of high quality
and that you will receive the programs and services that the
school describes in its promotional materials.
What is accreditation?
Accreditation is a process of external quality review. Accrediting
asgencies develop standards of excellence in areas such as faculty,
curriculum, administration, and student services. Institutions
and programs that meet the standards and that are granted accreditation
continue on a path toward ongoing improvement.
What are the benefits of accreditation?
Through the public recognition that accreditation provides,
students, sponsors, employers, and others can identify schools
that meet the standards for educational quality. Employers often
want to know that an employee graduated from an accredited school.
Accreditation is also important in the transfer of credit from
one school to another, and it can be a means for access to federal
education funding. In addition, accreditation is a means for
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to certify schools
that are eligible to issue the necessary documents for international
students to enter the country on a student visa.
