accreditation
If I take anything at all away from my years in journalism school, it’s the lesson my first reporting teacher taught me on the first day of my very first class: Don’t believe everything you hear. “If your mother says she loves you, check it out,” she said rather pointedly. That warning didn’t send me running to the newsroom to call my mom, but it did teach me about the importance of researching the claims made by institutions and authorities. Is the XYZ company really the first one to make this product? Probably not. Does Fred’s School of Radiologic Research...
Eight vet tech programs recently won accreditation from the most influential national accrediting body in the veterinary field. At its latest meeting, the American Veterinary Medicine Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technical Education and Activities accredited programs at: Brown Mackie College-Albuquerque Brown Mackie College-Fort Wayne Brown Mackie College-Kansas City Globe University-Madison East Globe University-Wausau Miami-Jacobs Career College Minnesota School of Business-Lakeville Pima Medical Institute-Tucson With these new additions, there are now 191 accredited vet tech programs across the country, 21 of them at four-year schools and nine that offer distance-learning options, the AMVA said in a news release. Why does accreditation...
If you’re serious about pursuing a career in health care, you know how important it is to find a program that’s accredited. To get that seal of approval, schools have to pass a host of really hard tests given by independent experts. A big part of the accrediting process involves making sure schools are giving prospective students the straight scoop on: Admissions requirements How to make sure a program—not just the school as a whole—is accredited by a reliable accrediting organization. (Did you know that an institution’s accreditation doesn’t mean every program is accredited?) Whether instructors and professors are qualified...



