(07-08-2026, 12:04 AM)Sagan Wrote: Degrees from unofficial sources like this are not evaluated by NACES members as being equivalent to degrees from accredited schools in the U.S.
There have been multiple NACES evaluations as equivalents to U.S. degrees, and the evaluations didn’t say equivalent to a degree from an unaccredited institution in the U.S.
Most of the evaluations were done without ACBSP accreditation in the picture. ACBSP accreditation was only attained in the summer of 2025. It shows that ASIC UK + UAI are enough, thus adding ACBSP to the equation only enhances, not derail it.
Since you are comparing EIU-Paris to a state-authorized US institution:
A school that is State authorized / licensed in the U.S. is considered unaccredited yes, but that doesn’t mean they are unlawful nor does it mean that there’s no acceptance whatsoever.
On that topic:
Please feel free to give an example of such unaccredited U.S. schools that carry ACBSP accreditation (CHEA recognized) along with ASIC UK (CHEA listed), and NACES equivalency evaluations for students in multiple instances?
There are several schools registered in Paris operating out of the same framework as EIU (of which few can say they have both ASIC UK + ACBSP), why is there so much focus on EIU-Paris?
Meanwhile making statements such as:
"no one will recognize as being comparable to accredited or properly approved"
as well as
"not evaluated by NACES members as being equivalent to degrees from accredited schools in the U.S."
Are simply off the mark.
But let’s agree that a state authorized unaccredited school in the U.S. would very closely align with a private school that has a UAI registration in France, however that school would also need to gain ASIC UK and ACBSP accreditations, consist of graduates who consistently show favorable official NACES evaluations, and have documented acceptance by government agencies in at least 2 countries, to be in the same conversation as EIU-Paris.
Also when a school then later gets its programs listed on France Competances RNCP, it officially becomes fully recognized. Not saying this has happened, but we know that’s their aim.
Private Schools in France do this all the time, start with UAI, gain more accreditation, then get specific programs listed on the RNCP. (Such as ABC Paris, which is fully recognized on that basis
https://www.american-business-college-paris.com/)
Until then, can treat it as being comparable to a US state-authorized/Licensed unaccredited school, that happens to have 2 CHEA listed accreditors and multiple favorable NACES evaluation outcomes for its students, along with documented acceptance by government agencies such as those in Saudi Arabia and UAE.
To Sagan: I appreciate your experience and perspective on higher education.
From following your posts, your position seems to be that the primary value of higher education comes from official government-accredited qualifications outside the U.S., or regionally or nationally accredited institutions within the U.S.
Others may place greater weight on documented outcomes (e.g., favorable NACES-member evaluations, progression into further academic studies, equivalency decisions by foreign government agencies) and practical utility. The evidence and viewpoints are now on the thread for others to review and draw their own conclusions.
One way to evaluate a qualification is by asking whether it is officially recognized or accredited. Another is to ask what documented outcomes it produces in practice.
Questions such as:
- Does it receive favorable NACES-member evaluations? Yes
- Does it allow progression into further academic study? Yes
- Has it received favorable equivalency decisions by foreign government agencies? Yes
These questions focus on the outcomes of a qualification. Others might concentrate on the recognition of a qualification or institutional reputation. Both options can be valid, but some people choose different models depending on their circumstances.
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