Allied Schools (United States)
Encyclopedia
Allied Schools is a for-profit secondary and post-secondary educational services company founded in 1992. The company markets its certificate and diploma courses to working professionals, stay-at-home parents, military service members and disabled individuals to obtain training and credentials for career advancement, professional development or personal growth through distance education
.
Allied is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council
http://www.detc.org/school_details.php?id=232(DETC). The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education
and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
(DETC).
Allied National High School has received regional accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=6067&Schl=allied%20&City=&Cat=0&Cnty=0&SchoolCat=Private%20School&Name=Allied%20National%20High%20School&Page=1(WASC). Allied National High School is also regionally accredited by The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation
(CITA), an accrediting organization dedicated to advancing the quality of education through accreditation.
DETC is focused on accrediting distance learning and is a national accreditor which differs from the more widely recognized and prestigious regional accreditation
. Regionally accredited schools may accept and recognize the accreditations of the DETC, but others may not.
. Today, Allied Schools is operated by Jay Achenbach's son, George Achenbach, who is Board of Directors of the school and is responsible for approximately 350 employees and more than 25 different career courses.
Allied American University is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council. Allied American University received its accreditation in June 2008, making it one of the DETC's most recently accredited online schools.
Contracting, Property Management, USPAP, Introductino to Computer System, Microsoft Office, Business Administration, QuickBooks,Computerized Financial Accounting, Customer Service, Private Eye,
Desktop Publishing, Bookkeeping, Small Business Management, Legal Secretary,
Office Procedures, Small Business Marketing, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Transcription
Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Terminology, Advanced Medical Terminology,
Medical Keyboarding, Dental Assistant
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
.
Allied is nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council
Distance Education and Training Council
The Distance Education and Training Council is a non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in the accreditation of distance education institutions.- History :...
http://www.detc.org/school_details.php?id=232(DETC). The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.
Accreditation
Allied Schools has been granted national accreditation by the Distance Education and Training CouncilDistance Education and Training Council
The Distance Education and Training Council is a non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in the accreditation of distance education institutions.- History :...
(DETC).
Allied National High School has received regional accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=6067&Schl=allied%20&City=&Cat=0&Cnty=0&SchoolCat=Private%20School&Name=Allied%20National%20High%20School&Page=1(WASC). Allied National High School is also regionally accredited by The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation
Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation
The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation was an international educational accreditation agency.CITA was formed in 1994 by regional accrediting organizations in the United States following a long history of collaboration under other auspices...
(CITA), an accrediting organization dedicated to advancing the quality of education through accreditation.
DETC is focused on accrediting distance learning and is a national accreditor which differs from the more widely recognized and prestigious regional accreditation
Regional accreditation
Regional accreditation is a term used in the United States to refer to educational accreditation conducted by any of several accreditation bodies established to serve six defined geographic areas of the country for accreditation of schools, colleges, and universities...
. Regionally accredited schools may accept and recognize the accreditations of the DETC, but others may not.
History
The company was founded in 1992 by current Chairman of the Board Jay Achenbach and focused exclusively on training future real estate agents in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Today, Allied Schools is operated by Jay Achenbach's son, George Achenbach, who is Board of Directors of the school and is responsible for approximately 350 employees and more than 25 different career courses.
Allied American University
Allied American University is the brand used by Allied Schools for its online university offering associate and bachelor's degrees.Allied American University is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council. Allied American University received its accreditation in June 2008, making it one of the DETC's most recently accredited online schools.
Courses
Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Brokering, Home Inspection,Contracting, Property Management, USPAP, Introductino to Computer System, Microsoft Office, Business Administration, QuickBooks,Computerized Financial Accounting, Customer Service, Private Eye,
Desktop Publishing, Bookkeeping, Small Business Management, Legal Secretary,
Office Procedures, Small Business Marketing, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Transcription
Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Terminology, Advanced Medical Terminology,
Medical Keyboarding, Dental Assistant