Virginia University of Lynchburg Accreditation on Warning

[freeloader]

As long as the US Department of Education has given its stamp of approval and authority to TRACS to accredit schools and provide Federal Aid to millions of students, that's ALL THAT MATTERS.

I agree with most of your post.

Of course there are millions of students in total who use federal student aid, but TRACS students are a small part. The largest TRACS school today might be Pensacola Christian University, with around 5000 students.

TRACS' DOED recognition may be all that matters to a given student. In my opinion TRACS' DOED recognition sufficiently establishes TRACS schools are academically credible. But students are still reasonably allowed to say distinctions between NA and RA matter to them (e.g., if they aspire to a competitive position teaching in RA), that doctrinal distinctives of TRACS matter to them (pro or con), etc.

And not to beat a dead horse, but it still matters to some employers, plenty of graduate schools, and many professional organizations/licensing boards.  A VUL degree (or any NA degree) would not be recognized for licensing as a CPA in neighboring Kentucky or Maryland, for instance, as they require RA degrees/credits. 

Whether that is right or wrong, whether it will eventually change, etc, are legitimate questions, but there are reasonable and valid justifications at this time for a student to reject NA schools and only consider RA schools.