ACI Celebrates 25 Years of Existence

ACI is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Of course, that doesn't count the years it was known as IAC.

Just a little comical trip down the memory lane of wannabe accreditation! :wink1:

 

Wow! 25 years since the Little Golden Book of Fishes was the Marine Biology textbook in the sting operation!

I've always wondered - if ACI is so proud of its efforts, why doesn't it list its accredited schools anywhere? :smile: :smile: Lists have been attempted in the past - and some of the best, though still incomplete ones have been published in the forums. I'm told ACI may have "accredited" something like 300 schools by now.

Johann

 

Per the ACI website: We are approaching 300 schools in 8 countries, and in 38 states. I hope that your educational institution will join them!

 

This special occasion provides an excuse to revisit my article,
Great Moments in Accreditation: The Case of IAC, ACI, and The Three Stooges
which can be found here:
Accrediting Commission International

 

Not that it really matters, but the excuse has already been used by RAM PhD, Dr. Bear. He linked to it in the first post.

So I was right, then.

Johann

 

The IAC/ACI story, history and continued existence is honestly astounding. If the ACI website is correct, some 300 entities (things that market/advertise themselves as institutions of higher learning) boast "fully accredited status" based on this non-governmental accreditation. They do so, preying on prospective students' failure to understand that this mom and pop (well, actually only pop [Pop Scheel]) operation is basically less-than-wonderful meaningless.