OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
Sept. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- The Accreditation Class of 2019-20 is comprised of 66
colleges and universities from 15 countries with business programs
accredited or reaffirmed by ACBSP.
Several colleges and universities were the first in their
respective countries to achieve specialized business accreditation,
including: Charisma University, Turks & Caicos; Ningbo University of Technology and Shanghai
Business School, China; Rafik
Hariri University, Lebanon;
University of Maribor – Faculty of Economics and University of
Maribor – Faculty of Logistics, Slovenia; and Vysoka Skola Ekonomie a
Management, Czech Republic.
The ACBSP Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Board of Commissioners
and Associate Degree Board of Commissioners meet twice a year in
Kansas City, MO, USA, to review
the quality and integrity of business degree programs at colleges
and universities seeking ACBSP accreditation.
In 2019-20, the two Boards granted accreditation to the
business programs at:
- Augsburg University (Minneapolis,
MN, USA)
- Bethel University – CAPS
(St. Paul, MN, USA)
- Cabrini University (Radnor,
PA, USA)
- Caldwell University
(Caldwell, NJ,
USA)
- Charisma University (Providenciales, Turks & Caicos)
- Concordia University – Chicago (River Forest, IL, USA)
- Eastern
University (St.
David's, PA, USA)
- Fletcher Technical Community College (Schriever, LA, USA)
- FPT University (Hanoi,
Vietnam)
- GBSB Global Business School (Barcelona, Spain)
- Jubail University College (Jubail, Saudi Arabia)
- Kristu Jayanti College Autonomous (Bangalore, India)
- Liberty University, DBA
Accreditation (Lynchburg,
VA, USA)
- Louisiana State University –
Eunice (Eunice, LA, USA)
- Lubbock Christian
University (Lubbock,
TX, USA)
- McMaster
University (Hamilton,
ON, Canada)
- Ningbo University of
Technology (Ningbo,
China)
- Northcentral Technical College
(Wausau, WI, USA)
- Rafik Hariri University (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Regis
College (Weston,
MA, USA)
- Shanghai Business School (Shanghai, China)
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja
California - Facultad de Contaduria y
Administracion (Tijuana,
Mexico)
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja
California – Facultad de Economia y Relaciones
Internacionales (Tijuana,
Mexico)
- Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga,
Colombia)
- Universidad de Piura – Campus Piura (Piura,
Peru)
- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San
Marcos – Facultad de Ciencias
Contables (Lima,
Peru)
- Universidad Tecnologica del Peru – Graduate
School (Lima,
Peru)
- University of Alaska
Southeast (Juneau, AK,
USA)
- University of Minnesota – Crookston
Business and Separate Accounting
Accreditation (Crookston,
MN, USA)
- Westcliff University (Irvine, CA, USA)
Certificate Accreditation
- Austin Community College
(Austin, TX, USA)
- Phillips Community College of the
University of Arkansas (Helena,
AR, USA)
Colleges and universities accredited by ACBSP must undergo a
process of reaffirmation every 10 years in order to maintain
accredited status. In 2019-20, the two Boards granted reaffirmation
of accreditation to:
- Angelo State
University (San
Angelo, TX, USA)
- Athens Technical College
(Athens, GA, USA)
- Benedict College (Columbia, SC, USA)
- Cedar Crest
College (Allentown,
PA, USA)
- Gallaudet
University (Washington, DC, USA)
- Gannon University (Erie, PA, USA)
- International University in
Geneva (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Inver Hills Community College
(Inver Grove Heights, MN,
USA)
- Ivy Tech Community College of
Indiana (Indianapolis, IN, USA)
- LaGrange
College (LaGrange,
GA, USA)
- Marymount University (Arlington,
VA, USA)
- Marywood
University (Scranton,
PA, USA)
- Motlow State Community College
(Tullahoma, TN,
USA)
- North Arkansas College
(Harrison, AR, USA)
- Northeast State Community College
(Blountville, TN, USA)
- Phillips Community College of the
University of Arkansas (Helena,
AR, USA)
- Norwich University (Northfield, VT, USA)
- Ohio Dominican
University (Columbus,
OH, USA)
- Philander Smith College
(Little Rock, AR, USA)
- Point Loma Nazarene University (San
Diego, CA, USA)
- Roanoke College (Salem, VA, USA)
- Rhodes State College
(Lima, OH, USA)
- Snow College (Ephriam, UT,
USA)
- Southern Nazarene
University (Bethany,
OK, USA)
- Southwest Tennessee Community
College (Memphis, TN,
USA)
- Tunxis Community College
(Farmington, CT, USA)
- University of Maribor – Faculty of
Economics (Maribor, Slovenia)
- University of Maribor – Faculty of
Logistics (Maribor, Slovenia)
- University of New
England (Biddeford,
ME, USA)
- University of the District of
Columbia (Washington,
DC, USA)
- Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo,
BC, Canada)
- Viterbo University (Lacrosse, WI, USA)
- Volunteer State Community College
(Gallatin, TN, USA)
- Vysoka Skola Ekonomie a Management (Praha 5, Czech
Republic)
- Wagner
College (Staten
Island, NY,
USA)
- Walsh College (Troy, MI, USA)
- York Technical College
(Rock Hill, SC, USA)
"These campuses have shown their commitment to teaching
excellence and to the process of quality improvement by
participating in the accreditation process. The initial
accreditation and reaffirmation of accreditation granted to these
institutions demonstrates their commitment to provide the highest
quality business education for their students," said Dr.
Steve Parscale, ACBSP Chief
Accreditation Officer.
Celebrating 32 years of excellence in global business program
accreditation, ACBSP was the first organization to offer
specialized business accreditation for all degree levels, from
associate to baccalaureate to doctoral degree programs, and the
first to offer certificate accreditation. ACBSP has an
accreditation search tool to assist students, faculty, and
prospective employers in finding accredited programs.
About ACBSP
ACBSP, www.acbsp.org, is a leading
specialized accreditation body for business education. ACBSP's
mission is to promote continuous improvement and recognize teaching
excellence in the accreditation of business education programs
throughout the world. Recognized by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation (CHEA) in 2001 and again in 2011, ACBSP was
the first to offer specialized business accreditation at all degree
levels. ACBSP currently accredits business programs at nearly 1,200
campuses in 60 countries.
FAQs / Accreditation FAQs
Contact: Melinda Dorning
— 913-339-9356 — mdorning@acbsp.org
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