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60+ Years of Accreditation
Accreditation ensures higher education institutions and the courses they offer meet acceptable quality standards. As a pioneer in distance learning, we’re a respected and accredited online university, and many of our programs are accredited by professional industry-specific accreditors who are esteemed in their fields—so you can expect an education of high quality and value.Institutional Accreditation
University of Arkansas Grantham is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency and recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).The University has been continuously accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission since 1961.
Keeping in line with best practice, University of Arkansas Grantham prepares a fall to fall retention rate for DEAC, published in the DEAC Student Achievement Disclosure.
Programmatic Accreditation
Engineering
ABET Accreditation
The Bachelor of Science Electronics Engineering Technology Degree program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Electrical/Electronic(s) Engineering Technology Program Criteria.
State Authorization
Arkansas
The University of Arkansas Grantham is approved to provide postsecondary education by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board (AHECB), the authority by which UA Grantham confers degrees.NC-SARA
California
Although California does not currently participate in NC-SARA, it does not require registration for out-of-state public or private non-profit institutions without a physical presence in California. California offers a complaint process for California residents enrolled in an out-of-state postsecondary institution through the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
As a 100% online public university, the University of Arkansas Grantham may deliver instruction to students located in California; it may also disburse Title IV student financial aid to students in California who are otherwise eligible.
Licensure
None of UA Grantham’s programs lead to professional licensure.Affiliations
SHRM Aligned
Coursework for University of Arkansas Grantham’s Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management program has been acknowledged to fully align with the HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).