Is it a real accreditation agency?
July 1st, 2007Upstream I wrote about unacceptable accreditors. If you are having trouble getting a handle on what that might look like, check out National Accreditation Agency.
Why do I have a problem with them. First, the name is misleading. They are most decidedly not a national accreditor (but they might play one on TV!). National and regional accreditors are recognized by someone else.
Second, they have designed their logo to look similar to some of the recognized accreditors. This is worrisome.
Third, notice that there are no names and no contact information beyond a phone number and email address.
Fourth, compare their website with a real accreditor.
Finally, their site offers so little information that it makes me wonder about credibility.
Having said all that, does it mean that they are unethical? I don’t know. And, importantly, it does not matter. Since this is not recognized accreditation by anyone that matters, ethics plays no role. It’s not acceptable.
