What Is Accreditation?
Accreditation means a higher education institution meets acceptable levels of quality related to coursework, faculty, resources, student services, and more.
Most public and private nonprofit colleges and universities hold it.
Independent third-party organizations, known as institutional accrediting agencies, establish the standards institutions must fulfill and then conducts evaluations to determine whether a college or program meets them.
Institutions that do so become accredited.
Is Geneva College Accredited?
Geneva College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, one of the institutional accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
When earning a degree, you want to take courses through a program with accreditation because it ensures:
- Professional licensing: State licensing boards require a degree from a program with accreditation to sit for a profession’s entrance exam, such as the NCLEX, be granted certification.
- Employability: Even if your career doesn’t require a test to begin practicing, employers rely on the evaluation to ensure your education prepared you for the workforce.
- Transferability: Credits earned at an accredited institution are more likely to transfer to another college or university.
How Does Portage Learning’s Partnership with Geneva College Work?
Portage Learning’s partnership with Geneva College allows students to receive credit for its courses.
You register, pay tuition, and complete all of the learning materials through Portage Learning, but Geneva College acts as the school of record, issuing the official transcript to your institution of intent once you finish.
If you live in one of six Western states, the credit is issued by Portage Learning’s other accredited partner institution, Bushnell University.
Portage Learning itself maintains accreditation from the Middle States Association Commission on Secondary Schools.
