01-20-2024, 11:49 AM
(03-02-2022, 02:18 PM)Alpha Wrote: I understand that not everyone thinks accreditation is a big deal. Maybe they think accreditors are shady or unnecessary or whatever. I think there's value from a quality control perspective in having a regulatory body keeping an eye on universities. This school is entirely unaccredited. They say they are "incorporated" in France and my response is "So What?" I could probably create a school and incorporate it by the end of the week. It means nothing. In this day and age there are better choices easily available. If you tell us what you're looking for then I'll bet that someone could hit that nail right on the head.Here's what I think. Accreditation is just another way for the government to make money, and the school to jack the prices up. Yes, quality control is needed, especially in professions such as medical, law, etc. However, it has become a money making scheme.
For instance, my friend bought a small cosmetology school. She is a licensed cosmetology teacher, unlike the previous two owners who bought it from the original owner who had all the right accreditations. They did not know what they were doing, so they ran the school into the ground.
My friend has already spent over 20k and 4 years trying to get accreditation. They keep making her jump through more and more hoops. Change this, change that, rewrite this, etc. When the reality is that there are a few curriculum systems for cosmetology. She chose the most widely used one, Milady. Everything in that system is what a person needs to pass the state board. In Illinois there is no longer a practical test. Meaning you don't have to perform a haircut. There is, however, a state board, which is mostly concerned with disease control and bacteriology in the salon. Public safety. My friend has been in the business 40 years. She's worked at top schools. But accreditation is always a carrot in front of her nose. Once she has accreditation she can offer financial aid to her students. Then of course, she will raise the prices which are now low, but you have to be a cash pay. She can also make her own rules on attendance, leaves of absence, payment plans. That all goes out the window with government control.
I'm looking for a Ph.D. or doctorate that is not 60-80K and 6-10 years. I'm not going to research the cure for cancer. I don't think a Psychology doctorate warrants 60K. Almost nothing in my accredited, overpriced, agonizing, graduate program (I am a licensed School Psychologist), pertains to what I do everyday. I learned it all on the job.