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jggutierrez83
Apr 14, 2009, 07:39 PM
Im wanting to enroll for online courses at south university is this university accredited? How can I find out if it is?:)

mudweiser
Apr 14, 2009, 09:04 PM
Ah, online universities.

One thing is for sure you cannot trust a website. Many diploma mills have made up their own accrediting agencies. So, a school may appear to be accredited, but in reality, they are accredited by an agency they own.

The only true way to make sure a school is accredited is to check:

Search CHEA Database of Institutions and Programs (http://www.chea.org/search/default.asp)

However I would really consider going to "real" colleges and asking them about their online programs.

Sarah