Andersonville Theological Seminary

Guys stumbled upon Andersonville Theological Seminary offering a number of undergrad and grad programmes at unbelievable tuition fees and as distance learning programmes. Are they for real? Talk to me!

Alibama.

 

IIRC, you said you required an accredited school. I presume you meant Government-recognized accreditation.

It might have been prudent to read the accreditation statement and check the accreditors' sites as well. You would have found that neither NAAPTI nor Trans-World (Andersonville's two accreditors) has (or wants) US Government recognition. Andersonville's page and the accreditors' pages clearly state so. I'm not criticizing Andersonville or its accreditors in the least - just mentioning it to show that the school appears not to have met your first requirement.

Also - the search facility here at DI reveals quite a few threads dealing with Andersonville. Lots of info. Others can help - and they will - but it's wise to use the research tools available. Also, it's good form to give us a URL for a school you're asking about. Unless it's a well-known degree mill, of course. :smile:

Andersonville is at http://andersonvilleseminary.com/academics/accreditation/

Johann

 

That was in another thread, of course. Here: http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distance-learning-discussions/14204-university-zululand.html

Johann

 

It's well known that some of the schools that advertise online are fake or questionable.
Perhaps you thought you could avoid them by specifying an "accredited" school.

However, it turns out that some of the accreditation agencies that approve online schools are also fake or questionable.
So you can't necessarily trust a school just because it claims to be "accredited".

How do you avoid fake or questionable accreditation agencies ?
One common answer is to only accept accreditation from agencies that are recognized by the US Dept. of Education.

ATS does not have accreditation from any government-recognized agency. This is perfectly legal in some states, especially for religious schools.
However, it means that ATS students are not eligible for federal financial aid, and it also means that ATS degrees may not be considered to have "real" accreditation by many employers, professional boards, other schools, or people like Johann.

Ultimately, it's up to you to decide whether or not ATS is "for real".

 

Good one, CalDog! :smile:

J.

 

You asked us to talk to you. Here goes!

There is a reason the tuition fees are unbelievable. Caveat!!!!!!!