Accreditation is a process through which colleges, universities, and career training schools can publicly document that their education programs meet regional or national education standards for academic quality. Accreditation confirms that the school has been evaluated by a recognized U.S. accrediting agency and assessed as meeting the same requirements for authenticity and integrity as other schools receiving the same accreditation.

You can search the U.S. Department of Education's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs to see if the schools that you are interested in are accredited.

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