$900 Elmwood Master of Leadership and Management (NA DEAC)

[Jonathan Whatley]

One question: is it Nationally Accredited?
Is it the same as the University of the People? I'm wondering how other RA (Regionally Accredited) universities will view this course.
Or is the difference here that it involves a real university, Patten University?

Yes, it is nationally accredited (by the DEAC, the same national accreditation held by University of the People).

Yes, this MLM is offered by the Elmwood Institute which is currently a unit of the current Patten University (est. 1976 as American Graduate University).

But no to your implied question: The current Patten University (est. 1976) has never been an on-campus university and has never held regional accreditation.

The old Patten University (est. 1944 as Oakland Bible Institute, closed 2020) was at one time an on-campus university, and at one time (from 1978 to 2020) held regional accreditation.

The current Patten University is not a continuation of the old Patten University. Rather, the current Patten University (est. 1976) is an entity with an entirely separate history (as American Graduate University) that acquired the name "Patten University" and the domain name patten.edu after the old Patten (est. 1944) had closed entirely. It is not a revival of the legal entity, it is an acquisition of the brand and then a separate legal entity using the brand.

Additionally, it is possible that the Elmwood Institute will eventually spin off entirely from Patten. If that occurs, students who graduate after a certain point will have an Elmwood degree but not a Patten degree.