Regionally Accredited Online Colleges and Universities
There are some differences between regionally accredited online colleges and universities and nationally accredited online colleges and universities. We will briefly go over what it means for a school to be regionally accredited.
For a more detailed description of the differences between regionally and nationally accredited institutions, please visit the article titled Nationally Accredited Online Colleges.
Regionally accredited colleges and universities are generally the larger higher education institutions such as state colleges and universities. They have a broader appeal since they offer a large variety of programs and degrees instead of specializing in one or two particular areas of study. It is also easier to transfer credits from a regionally accredited institution than a nationally accredited institution.
Below is a list of regionally accredited online colleges and institutions. The information for this list was taken from distancelearn.about.com.
- Ashford University
- AIU Online
- AT Still University of Health Sciences Online
- Baker College Online
- Bellevue University Online
- Benedictine University Online
- Boston University Online
- Bryant & Stratton College Online
- Chamberlain College of Nursing Online
- Champlain College Online Profile
- California University of Pennsylvania Global Online
- The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Online
- Capella University Online
- Eastern Kentucky University Online
- Everest University Online
- Cambridge College Online
- Charter Oak State College
- Fielding Graduate University Online
- Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences Online
- Franklin University Online
- Colorado Technical University Online
- Gonzaga University Online
- Graceland University Global Campus
- Herzing College Online
- Iowa Central College Online
- DeVry University Online
- Drexel Online University
- Keiser University eCampus
- eCornell
- Fort Hays State University Virtual College
- George Washington University Online
- Jones International University
- Marist College Online
- Mountain State University
- National American University
- Kaplan University Online
- New England College Online
- Norwich University Online
- Rasmussen University Online
- Saint Leo University Center for Online Learning
- National University
- Tiffin University Online
- Tulane University Online
- University of Cincinnati Online
- Northcentral University
- Villanova University Online
- Winston-Salen State University Online
- Online Azusa Pacific University
- Strayer University
- Thomas Edison State College
- University of Massachusetts Online
- University of Phoenix
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Online
- Western Governors University
Most of the schools listed above are private, for-profit institutions, although there are some public colleges and universities mixed in the list. Many of the large, public colleges and universities also offer online courses now. The largest public schools (by student population) that offer online degrees and are regionally accredited are listed below.
- Arizona State University
- Miami Dade College
- Ohio State University-Main Campus
- Houston Community College
- University of Central Florida
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- University of Florida
- Texas A & M University
- Michigan State University
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Lone Star College System
- Liberty University
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
- Tarrant County College District
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Indiana University-Bloomington
- College of Southern Nevada
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
The information for the list above was taken from education-portal.com, although, they incorrectly labeled these schools as being nationally accredited instead of regionally accredited.
