Carlos Albizu U: in Florida, but with Middle States accreditation.

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  1. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    Comes now Carlos Albizu University, about which a reader inquired. www.mia.albizu.edu. Turns out they are
    1. In Miami, and
    2. Regionally accredited, by the Middle States Association, whose territory most emphatically does not include Florida.

    The answer lies, I assume, in the fact that they also have a campus in Puerto Rico, and Middle States, illogically, has responsibility for Puerto Rico, but why doesn't the Miami campus require Southern Association accreditation? Same reason, whatever that may be, that Touro, in California, also has Middle States only, and not Western Association.

    Relevance to this forum is that they offer an 18-month Bachelor's degree available to people with no prior college work, but enough experiential learning.
     
    John Bear, Oct 13, 2005
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  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I say no problem

    I don't have a problem with universities with campuses in various regions sticking to accreditation just from the body that accredits the home region. What's really to be gained from doing it in more than one place? It's expensive enough as it is. And I can't blame Carlos Albizu for avoiding SACS....

    As far as the logic for Middle States accrediting schools in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, perhaps it has to do with their being non-state terrtories and Washington, D.C. being in the Middle States region? I know that's a stretch, but the only other explanation I can think of is the historic population connection between New York City and those two territories.

    -=Steve=-
     
    SteveFoerster, Oct 13, 2005
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  3. miguelstefan

    miguelstefan New Member

    I could never figure that one out either. Specially in light of some of the substandard schools the Middle States accredit here. More recently they granted accreditation to the Universidad Metropolitana, a substandard school with very low academifc standards that grants credit for experiential learning even at the graduate level.
     
    miguelstefan, Oct 13, 2005
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  4. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    Re: Carlos Abizu U: in Florida, but with Middle States accreditation.

    Hi John,

    I understood that Carlos Abizu's main campus is in San Juan and that the Florida campus is a branch, hence the accreditation by Middle States (which has Puerto Rico and the U.S. virgin Islands among its jursidiction--heaven knows why).

    Touro University International in California is now accredited by WASC http://www.tourou.edu/accreditation/index.htm

    Cheers,

    Tony
    (Who has family still in Puerto Rico, a couple of whom are university faculty--hence my "Pineapple" last name)
     
    Anthony Pina, Oct 20, 2005
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  5. Rivers

    Rivers New Member

    Re: Re: Carlos Abizu U: in Florida, but with Middle States accreditation.

    Which brings up another question, If Touro University International is a branch campus( I never have been comfortable with this)of Tuoro College why does it need dual accreditation?
     
    Rivers, Oct 20, 2005
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  6. miguelstefan

    miguelstefan New Member

    Somehow, I been meaning to ask about that. :D

    Now I get the whole "WAUC" thing. Clever, clever, clever... :rolleyes:
     
    miguelstefan, Oct 20, 2005
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  7. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    If you saw me, you would wonder even more, because I look like a "gringo".
     
    Anthony Pina, Oct 22, 2005
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