This post will piggyback somewhat with a recent and very insightful post by Cajun about the new DETC accredited schools. The DETC also recently gave final approval recently to new programs and courses offered by currently accredited schools. These programs will drastically expand the offerings of these nationally accredited schools, giving distance learning students even more choices. The new programs/courses given final approval include:
Allied Business Schools, Inc
• Life Science A/B
• Texas Real Estate Commission Legal Update
• Texas Real Estate Commission Ethics
• Essentials in Health Information Management
• Small Business Management
• HTML
• Texas Financing Strategies
• Texas Fair Housing
American Graduate University
• Master of Supply Management
American Sentinel University
• Bachelor of Science in Web Design & Development
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Andrew Jackson University
• Associate of Science in Health Care Management
• Composing Your Personal History
• Associate of Science in Psychology
Ashworth University
• Introduction to Financial Statements
• Introduction to Psychology
• Online Business Management Program
• Four new MBA concentrations: Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, Marketing, and
International Business
• Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Aspen University
• MBA in Finance
• RN-MSN Bridge Program
• Master of Science in Health Science
Australasian College of Health Sciences
• Associate of Applied Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine
• Master of Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine
California Coast University
• Associate of Science in Criminal Justice
• Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
College of Humanities and Science, Harrison Middleton University
• Bachelor of Imaginative Literature
• Bachelor of Natural Science
• Bachelor of Philosophy in Religion
• Bachelor of Social Science
• Bachelor of Science in Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Education
Sessions Online School of Art and Design
• Game Art Certificate
The Taft University System
• Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.)
Weston Distance Learning ~ McKinley College
• Associate of Applied Science in Human Resources
• Associate of Applied Science in Accounting
• Associate of Applied Science in Marketing
Some of the standouts to me include the Bachelor's degree programs at Harrison Middleton University, and the new MBA concentrations being offered by Ashworth University. As the DETC continues to accredit new schools and the expanded program offerings of those schools, it is proving that it is much more than an accreditor of vocational degree programs. Many of these programs are so new they are not yet listed on the Web sites of the schools, but keep checking back often. I'm sure they will waste no time making these programs available to students.