AKREDİTASYON NEDİR?
Bütün bu konularda sizin bilmeniz gereken en önemli noktaları ilk paragraflarda bulabileceksiniz. Konu çok detaylı ve uzun olduğu için muhtemelen canınız sıkılabileceğinden daha sonraki paragrafları özellikle ayrıntılı bilgiye ihtiyaç duyanlar okuyabilir.
Akreditasyon kelimesi her yerde karşınıza çıkıyor.nedir bu kelimenin anlamı?
Herhangi bir hizmet veren kurumun ya da tesisin (özellikle eğitim kurumlarının) yürüttüğü faaliyetlerin belli standartlara uyup uymadığının üçüncü bir komisyon veya ajans tarafından denetlenmesi ve onaylanması faaliyetidir.
Kısacası ülkemizden örnek verecek olursak Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK) Türkiye'de akreditasyon sağlayan tek yetkili kurumdur. Yök 'ün izni alınmadan ülkemizde bir üniversite açılamaz ve diploma veremez. Fakat biliyoruz ki her ülkede bizim ülkemizdeki gibi devlete bağlı bir kurum akreditasyon sağlamıyor..
Örneğin: Amerika.
Amerika'da akreditasyon konusu belki dünyanın geri kalan ülkelerinden çok daha önemlidir. NEDEN? çünkü bir çok ülkede örneğin bizim ülkemizde, Almanya'da İngiltere'de okullar ulusal bir komisyonun veya devlete bağlı bir kurumun akreditasyonunu almadan faaliyet gösteremiyor.
Fakat Amerika'da durum farklı. Devlete bağlı bir kurum olan U.S. Department of Education sadece eğitim konusundaki yasaları düzenlemekle görevli olup kendisi üniversitelere direk akreditasyon sağlamıyor.
Peki nasıl oluyor?
Amerika' da akreditasyonu sağlayan kurumların hepsi non-govermental yani devlete bağlı olmayıp bağımsız çalışan komitelerdir. Teorik olarak herkes toplanıp bir komite kurup akreditasyon verebilir. Ancak pratikte böyle değildir. Sizin verdiğiniz akreditasyonu kimse kabul etmedikten sonra bu bir işe yaramaz.
Amerika'da akreditasyonu sağlayan bağımsız 60 akreditasyon kurumu vardır. Bütün bu kurumları ve komisyonları tanıyan ve onlara akreditasyon dağıtma yetkisi veren kuruluş ise tektir ; Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Bu kurum ülkede tüm akreditasyon dağıtma komisyonlarını denetler ve onlara yetki verir.
Amerika'da kurumsal akreditasyon veren 6 ayrı bölgesel komisyon bulunur. Bunlar:
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Avrupa, Afrika, Asya, ve Orta doğu bölgelerindeki okullara akreditasyon dağıtır.
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA)
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Navajo Nation, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming bölgelerindeki okullara akreditasyon sağlar.
Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA)
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Central America, Europe, ve Middle East bölgelerine akreditasyon sağlar.
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS)
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, ve Latin America bölgelerine akreditasyon sağlar.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, and other Australasian locations.
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU)
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington bölgelerine akreditasyon sağlar.
Seçeceğiniz okul yukarıda sayılmış olan akreditörlerden bir tanesiden onay almamış ise uzak durmanızı öneririm.Çünkü tanınmayan ve diploması kabul edilmeyen bir okula gitmeniz veya gitmemeniz arasındaki fark sadece paranızı ve emeğiniz çöpe atmanız olacaktır.
Aşağıda yukarıdaki bölgesel büyük akreditörlerin dışında programlara akreditasyon veren çeşitli akreditörlerin listesini veriyorum. Bunlar CHEA'nın tanıdığı kurumlardır.
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA)
Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
American Academy for Liberal Education (AALE)
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT/COAMFTE) Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Council for Accreditation (CFA)
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (CoA-NA)
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar (ABA)
American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) Committee on Accreditation
American College of Nurse-Midwives, Division of Accreditation (ACNM)
American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) Board of Trustees
American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) Accrediting Commission
American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE-ADA)
American Institute of Certified Planners/Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Planning Accreditation Board (PAB)
American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation (CoA)
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
American Optometric Association (AOA) Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)
American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME)
American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Accreditation (CoA)
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Division of Education and Research
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Council on Aviation Accreditation (CAA)
Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) Commission on Accreditation
Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) Commission on Standards and Accreditation
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Office of Social Work Accreditation and Educational Excellence
Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER)
Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT)
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA)
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC)
National Recreation & Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation (NRPA/AALR) Council on Accreditation
New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
Society of American Foresters (SAF)
Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) ın TANIMADIĞI AKREDİTÖRLER :
Bir başka deyişle bazı akreditasyon alamayan okulların CHEA tarafından tanınmayan akreditör komisyonlardan onay alma eğilimi vardır. Bunun anlamı yine ''akredite edilmemiş okul'' demektir. Çünkü akreditasyon veren kurumun tanınmaması o akreditasyonu yine geçersiz kılar.
Aşağıdaki liste ise tanınmayan akreditör komisyonlara aittir:
Accrediting Commission International (ACI) (in Beebe, Arkansas)
Accrediting Council for Colleges and Schools (ACCS)
Accreditation Governing Commission of the United States of America
Alternative Institution Accrediting Association (AIAA)
American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions (AATI) (in Rocky Mount, North Carolina)
American Association of Bible Colleges
American Association of Drugless Practitioners Commission on Accreditation (AADPCA)
American Association of Independent Collegiate Schools of Business
American Association of International Medical Graduates (AAIMG)
American Association of Non-traditional Colleges and Universities (AANCU)
American Association of Schools (AAS)
American Council of Private Colleges and Universities (ACPCU) (connected to the operator of Hamilton University, now called Richardson University)
American Federation of Colleges and Schools (AFCS)
American Federation of Colleges and Seminaries(AmFed)(AFCS) (in Lakeland, Florida)
American Naturopathic Certification Board (ANCB)
American Naturopathic Medical Certification and Accreditation Board (ANMCAB or ANMAB)
American Naturopathic Medicine Association (ANMA)
Arizona Commission of Non-Traditional Private Postsecondary Education
Asia Theological Association (ATA)
Association for Distance Learning (ADLP)
Association for Online Academic Excellence (AOAE) (in Wales)
Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools (in Louisiana)
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (in Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Association of Distance Learning Programs (ADLP)
Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries
Board of Online Universities Accreditation (BOUA)
British Learning Association (BLA)
Central States Consortium of Colleges & Schools (CSCCS) (connected to the operator of Breyer State University)
Centre of Academic Excellence UK (CAEUK)
Central States Council on Distance Education (CSCDE)
Christian Accrediting Association (CAA)
Commission on Medical Denturitry Accreditation (COMDA)
Council for Distance Education Accreditation (CDEA)
Council for International Education Accreditation (CIEA)
Council on Medical Denturitry Education (COMDE)
Distance Education Council (DEC) (connected to the operator of Saint Regis University) (not to be confused with the legitimate Distance Education Council recognized by the Indian Department of Education[4])
Distance Graduation Accrediting Association
Distance Learning Council of Europe (DLCE) (connected to University Degree Program)
European Committee for Home and Online Education (ECHOE) (connected to University Degree Program)
European Council for Business Education (ECBE)
European Council for Distance and Open Learning (ECDOE) (connected to University Degree Program)
Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners (EBNMP)
Global Accreditation Commission (GAC)
Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC)
Higher Education Services Association (HESA) (connected to University Degree Program)
Integra Accreditation Association (IAA)
Inter-Collegiate Joint Committee on Academic Standards (ICJCAS)
Interfaith Education Ministries (IEM)
International Academic Accrediting Commission (IAAC)
International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities (IAAOU) (connected to operators of Ashwood University, Belford University, and Rochville University)[1]
International Accreditation Association (IAA)
International Accreditation for Universities, Colleges and Institutes (IAUCI)
International Accreditation and Recognition Council (IARC)
International Accrediting Association for Colleges and Universities (IAACU)
International Accrediting Commission
International Accrediting Commission for Postsecondary Institutions (IACPI)
International Association of Educators for World Peace (There are different groups by the same name though none are authorized accreditors.)
International Association of Universities and Schools (IAUS)
International Commission for Higher Education (ICHE)
International Commission of Open Post Secondary Education (ICOPSE)
International Council for Accrediting Alternate and Theological Studies (Kerala, India)
International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICODE)
International Distance Learning Accrediting Association (IDLAA)
International University Accrediting Association (IUAA) (in California)
Kingdom Fellowship of Christian Schools and Colleges
Middle States Accrediting Board (MSAB)
Midwestern States Accreditation Agency (MSAA)
National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE)
National Accreditation Association (NAA)
National Association for Private Post-Secondary Education (NAPSE)
National Association of Alternative Schools and Colleges (NAASC)
National Association of Open Campus Colleges (NAOCC)
National Association for Private Nontraditional Schools and Colleges (NAPNSC)
National Council of Schools and Colleges (NCSC)
National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE)
National Distance Learning Accreditation Council (NDLAC) (Glendale University and Suffield University)
National Learning Online Council (NLOC)
Naturopathic National Council (NNC)
Non-Traditional Course Accreditation Body (NTCAB)
Online Christ Centered Ministries[2]
Pacific Association of Schools and Colleges (PASC)
Regional Education Accreditation Commission
Southern Accrediting Association of Bible Institutes and Colleges (SAABIC)
Tennessee Association of Christian Schools
The Association for Online Distance Learning (TAODL)
United Congress of Colleges (UCC) (Ireland, UK)
United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
US-DETC—Nevada (not to be confused with the legitimate DETC, based in Washington DC.)
Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation (UCOEA)
Virtual University Accrediting Association (VUAA)
West European Accrediting Society (WEAS)
Western Association of Private Alternative Schools (WAPAS)
Western Council on Non-Traditional Private Post Secondary Education (WCNPPSE)
Virtual University Accrediting Association (in California) (VUAA)
World Association of Universities and Colleges (WAUC) (in Nevada)
World Online Education Accrediting Commission (WOEAC)
World-wide Accreditation Commission of Christian Educational Institutions (WACCEI)
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