I recently completed a correspondence course from the Army Institute for Professional Development (AIPD). My certificate of completion arrived via the mail today and I discovered AIPD is accredited by DETC. The Army places the DETC stamp directly on the certificate. I attached a copy of the certificate to this thread.
They have been for a very long time. They were in the early 80s when I took some several hundred courses. I believe they were SACS too. Most won't accept credit in transfer not based on accreditation but instead on the level of the courses. For the most part, these are vocational/technical courses and not academic courses. At one time, some of these were evaluated by ACE for credit. That may be an issue for someone to look into. Wonder if Excelsior will give me credit for Methods of Indirect Fire or Harbor Craft Deck Operations
I am definitely not looking for college credit from these courses but I found it very interesting that AIPD was DETC accredited.
Army Logistics Management Courses AIPD courses over 50 hours and with a proctored exam may be reviewed by ACE for a college credit recommendation. At the moment the only courses in the category are courses under the Army Logistics program. Excelsior and Thomas Edison both gave me credit for my AIPD logistics correspondence courses. .
Re: Army Logistics Management Courses I earned 12 graduate credits from the Army Logistics Management College in which I used towards the completion of my master’s degree; however, all courses were completed while a resident student. Three credits in logistics management, three in management, three in expert systems, and three in neural networks.
I came across some information that shows how long some of the military schools have been with DETC. Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning (AFIADL) First Accredited: 1975 Next Review: 2010 Army Institute for Professional Development (AIPD) Founded: 1976 First Accredited: 1978 Next Review: 2007 Marine Corps Institute (MCI) First Accredited: 1977 Next Review: 2007 http://www.detc.org/Fed_Mil.html
