I'm planning to enroll to this school, any comments would be a big help. According to their site info, "Peirce College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215.662.5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation." How come when I visit degree.net and check the listing of accrediting organization the above mention accrediting agency is not listed. And what the difference between the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Department of Education when it comes to academic recognition? Thanks in advance,
It is; look at the first listing under "Regional Accrediting Agencies." Good luck! Peace, ------------------ Tom Head co-author, Get Your IT Degree and Get Ahead (Osborne/McGraw-Hill)
A credible school that has been a fixture in Philadelphia for many years. They used to be a junior (two-year) college before going the full undergrad route a few years ago and recently implementing distance programs. I can't speak about the quality of their distance programs, with which I am not familiar, but the school itself is legit. Try looking under Middle States instead of Commission. Middle States is one of the six regional agencies approved by DoEd and covers all schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Deleware, and other mid-Atlantic states. Functionally, no difference. The Department makes the recommendations, which the Secretary is free to acept or reject, but the Secretary usually accepts the Department's recommendations. (There have been exceptions, such as the Secretary's initial approval of TRACS as an accreditor, which was not recommended by the Department.)
None. The terms are used interchangeably. The Department of Education was removed from the Department of Housing, Education, and Welfare under President Carter, I believe, and given cabinet status. That means it is headed up by a Secretary of Education. President Reagan pledged to reduce the number of cabinet posts by eliminating the Education and Energy departments, but instead increased the number by creating the Department of Veteran Affairs (Education and Energy remained, as they do today.) Rich Douglas, a lifelong Democrat who laughs when he hears Republicans talk about reducing government. (But who is the beneficiary of two Republican presidents--Reagan for building up the military and handing out huge pay raises, resulting in a commission for the former Staff Sergeant Douglas; and Bush for beginning the tear-down of the military, resulting in an early retirement and a fat paycheck every month for life beginning at age 36 for the now-retired Captain Douglas. I keep votin' agin' 'em, and they keep payin' me! )
