Applicants

As of June 17, 2008 the following institutions have submitted applications for accreditation to the DETC Accrediting Commission:

Initial Accreditation

• Abraham Lincoln University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, Sherman Oaks, CA
• American Graduate School of Education, Tempe, AZ
• Anaheim University, Anaheim, CA
• Apollos University, Huntington Beach, CA
• BILD International University, Ames, IA
• California Miramar University (formerly Pacific Western University) San Diego, CA
• California University of Technology, Diamond Bar, CA
• ChildCare Education Institute, Duluth, GA
• Hawthorn University, Whitehorn, CA
• The Institute of Business and Finance, La Jolla, CA
• Institute for Innovative Technologies in Educational Programs, Columbus, GA
• International Sports Sciences Association, Carpinteria, CA
  
• The National Institute of Whole Health, Wellesley, MA
  

Re-Accreditation

• Aspen University, Denver, CO
  
• Australasian College of Health Sciences, Portland, OR
  
• Griggs University/Griggs International Academy, Silver Spring, MD
  
• Holmes Institute, Burbank, CA
  
• Hypnosis Motivation Institute, Extension School, Tarzana, CA
  
• National Tax Training, Mahwah, NJ
  
• Rhodec Interntaional, Quincy, MA
  
• Richard Milburn High School, Woodbridge, VA
  
• Seminary Extension Independent Study Institute, Nashville, TN
• Sonoran Desert Institute, Scottsdale, AZ
• Southwest University, Kenner, LA
• Universidad FLET, Miami, FL
• University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, FL
  

DETC's application procedure involves a simple form that must be filled out by the applicant institution to start the accreditation process. The DETC does not have a candidacy status like a number of other accrediting bodies. In fact, DETC counsels schools not to publicize the fact that they have applied for DETC accreditation because it often misleads students to enroll falsely based on the impression that the school will surely become accredited. DETC's process of accreditation takes six months to a year to complete. Please note that many institutions find that they need additional time to develop appropriate policies and procedures to meet the DETC's standards and to collect the data necessary to document compliance with the published educational and ethical business standards.

It is impossible for the DETC to predict the outcome of any school's application for accreditation. The above list is printed to solicit comments from the public regarding applicant institutions.

If you have any comments concerning these institutions, please contact Nan Bayster Ridgeway at nan@detc.org or 202-234-5100 Ext. 103.