Can anyone comment on the recognisition and quality of the MBA from UNIVERSITY of ACTION LEARNING. Your help would be most appreciated.
You already posted this question elsewhere. It is not necessary to do it more than once. I answered: The University of Action Learning (a cumbersome monniker, no?) is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), a recognized accrediting agency. However, it has been demonstrated that degrees and credits from DETC-accredited schools are less acceptable to college admissions officials than those from schools accredited by the regional associations. We do not know how acceptable such degrees are in the workplace. One might, however, guess that a degree from this school would not serve one as well as one from a regionally accredited school. In 2000, Vault.com published the results of a survey indicating that HR professionals considered degrees earned by distance learning to be less acceptable than those earned via classroom study. The research did not explore the impact of different forms of accreditation, however. It would seem that earning a degree from a school who's only identity is as a virtual program could be less valuable, depending on to whom it was presented. The University for Action Learning also owns the International Management Centres and the Canadian School of Management. Both are, to be kind, quirky. They seem to rely heavily on UAL's status in the U.S., which is hardly substantial. Rich Douglas
