Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Programmatic Accreditation: Absolutely Critical to Launch your Career



Programmatic Accreditation:
There are  67 recognized programmatic accrediting organizations accredit programs or free-standing institutions that enrolled more than 3.9 million students in 2012-2013 according to Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). This figure includes all programmatic accreditors that are or have been recognized by CHEA or the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and are currently engaged in accreditation activities.
Consequence to students attending an institution without Programmatic Accreditation:
Colleges sometimes offer programs that do not carry the industry-standard accreditation that allows graduates to obtain employment in the field. Graduates from these programs are often surprised to learn that, although they went to an institutionally accredited school, they cannot practice the professions for which they purportedly trained. Some fields, mostly in the health care occupations, require program-specific accreditation. If a college offers a program that does not carry programmatic accreditation, then students often cannot find work because employers only hire graduates from accredited programs, or because State laws prohibit graduates from non-accredited programs from practicing their specialty. In spite of these serious consequences, for-profit schools that offer unaccredited programs seldom provide a meaningful warning to their students about this issue. As a result, many students first learn about their program’s accreditation after accumulating debt, attending school, and attempting to enter the workforce.
What Is Programmatic Accreditation?
There are two broad types of accreditation for institutions of higher education. The first type is institutional accreditation, which indicates that a membership organization approved by the Department of Education has conducted a peer review of the institution and certified that the college or university meets specified school-wide standards of quality. Institutional accreditation is critical for all colleges and universities because it is required for any school to be eligible to receive financial aid funds from the U.S. Department of Education. In contrast, rather than certifying an entire school or institution, programmatic accreditation certifies that a specific degree or certificate program meets standards expected within a particular field or profession. Different professions and different States place a different emphasis on programmatic accreditation.


For instance, here is a video (click the link below) who is considering a career in Radiologic Technology.




Students Are Not Informed About Programmatic Accreditation:


Institutions that offer programs that lack programmatic accreditation are highly inconsistent in how they disclose this lack of programmatic accreditation. Some make a note on the programs’ Web pages, albeit rarely in a prominent location. Others post the disclosure deep in their Web sites or in the fine print within pages of enrollment agreements, while framing the disclosure in terms that prevent students from recognizing the gravity of this issue. Few people would enroll in a program if they knew they would be unable to use their degree or diploma to qualify for a job in their field after graduation. Unfortunately, the investigation has documented multiple examples of students who have been recruited into non-accredited programs under the mistaken belief that their investment of time and money would lead to a valuable credential and access to a job in the field.
Below is the link for the directory of Programmatic Accreditation:


Here are more information for few on demand programs:
Nursing:


Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Marsal P. Stoll, Chief Executive Officer
3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: 404-975-5000
Fax: 404-975-5020
E-mail: info@acenursing.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, September 2011
CHEA-Recognized Scope of Accreditation
Accreditation of nursing education programs and schools, both postsecondary and higher degree, which offer either a certificate, diploma, or recognized professional degree (clinical doctorate, master's, baccalaureate, associate, diploma, and practical nursing) in the United States, its territories and internationally, including those offered via distance education. (2011)
Physical Therapy:
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA-CAPTE)
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
Sandra L. Wise, Senior Director of Accreditation
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-706-3245
Fax: 703-706-3387
E-mail: sandrawise@apta.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, September 2012
CHEA-Recognized Scope of Accreditation
CAPTE accredits physical therapist professional education programs offered at the master’s and clinical doctoral degree levels by higher education institutions in the United States and internationally. CAPTE also accredits paraprofessional physical therapist assistant technical education programs offered at the associate degree level by higher education institutions in the United States only. (2012)
Radiology
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
Leslie Winter, Chief Executive Officer
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Phone: 312-704-5300
Fax: 312-704-5304
E-mail: mail@jrcert.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, April 2004
CHEA-Recognized Scope of Accreditation
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) currently accredits educational programs in radiography, radiation therapy, magnetic resonance, and medical dosimetry that can be offered at the certificate, associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degree levels in both traditional and distance education settings. These programs are housed in institutionally accredited, degree granting institutions and hospitals/medical centers that only award certificates. The geographic boundaries of JRCERT accreditation activities are within the United States and its territories, commonwealths, and possessions. (2013)
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
Council on Education (COE)
Dr. Karen Brandt, Director of Education and Research
1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360
Phone: 847-925-8070
Fax: 847-285-5732
E-mail: kbrandt@avma.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2012
CHEA-Recognized Scope of Accreditation
Schools and programs that offer the professional Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, or its equivalent, in the United States and Canada. The Council may also accredit foreign veterinary colleges. (2015)
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
Thomas Smalling, Executive Director
1248 Harwood Road
Bedford, TX 76021-4244
Phone: 817-283-2835
Fax: 817-354-8519
Email: tom@coarc.com
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, September 2012
CHEA-Recognized Scope of Accreditation
The CoARC accredits entry into professional practice programs in respiratory care at the Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master's Degree level in the United States. The CoARC also accredits polysomnography programs offered by professional respiratory care degree programs in the United States. (2015)

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Is Medical Assistant career worth of your time and money?

Is Medical Assistant career worth of your time and money? I would say it is if you have invested no money at all to learn how to become a Medical Assistant. Even though Medical Assistant has an outstanding job outlook, it pays not enough to pay your bills including your student loan. It’s not a good idea to go to private school and enroll into Medical Assisting program which usually last from 10 months to two years in some schools, ridiculous isn’t it? There are so many ways to screw people up, but this is the worst way obviously.
Some of these schools will probably telling you that Medical Assisting is the first step or stepping stone towards other great careers in healthcare, nursing, rad tech, ultrasound tech etc. Wrong information to misguide you for pocketing profit; don’t believe a single word what the schools are saying for their enrollments. Medical Assisting is an entry level career in healthcare setting, typically work in doctors offices, responsible for wide range of front office and back office functions. Front office duties include appointment setting, telephone medical assessment, minor medical billing and coding. Whereas, back office tasks include assisting in taking vital signs, administering ECGs and Phlebotomy. There are many medical assistants working for years with no progression at their jobs. The only way to advance them is going back to school again with zero credit transfer. Because most of the Medical Assisting classes are not transferable towards nursing or any other healthcare related associate degree programs.

What is your situation? Are you a high school student enrolled into allied health program. Take advantage of learning medical assisting. This will help you to get a job right after you finish the program with at least $9 per hour. You are young, this will help you to taste the water of healthcare industry and get your feet wet. And also you will be able to to pay some of your bills while you are in college studying high demand and high income potential career, nursing or pre-medicine. Read my blog for top 8 health care career (listed at the end) with an associate’s degree. For more information.

If you are a career changer or in a situation where you need a job with at least $20 per hour salary in order to be a provider for your family, then obviously medical assisting is not the way to go. You probably need to go to your community college or a private college with reasonable tuition to enroll into RN, LPN, Rad tech, MRI tech, Ultrasound tech, Physical therapy assistant, Respiratory Therapist, Occupational Therapy Assistant or Dental Hygiene programs. They are in high demand and high income potential. It might be harder to enroll into these programs without completing prerequisite classes. Don’t feel bad about it. Nothing can be achieved following short cut route. The longer route of starting with basic pre requisite classes may be harder, time consuming and challenging, but it can take you to your desired career goal, and thus helping you and your family financially with minimum debt.

How do I become a medical assistant with zero money? You do not need an associate’s degree to become a medical assistant. If you really like to be one, go to your community college and enroll into one of their medical programs. You can probably become a Medical Assistant with very little or no money if you can get financial aid. Do not enroll into a private college and invest $10,000 to become a medical assistant, unless you enjoy taking out student loan and get stuck with a fat bill for no reason.


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Is Your School Accredited? How do I find or verify Accreditation?

When you are searching for a college, how do you verify if your chosen college has the right institutional accreditation. The importance of institutional accreditation is huge. Depending on what the accreditation is, you will be able to advance your education or apply for certain employments. For instance, most of the federal or state employers, fortune 500 companies and fastest growing  companies are looking for graduates from regionally accredited colleges. Tuition reimbursement from employers helps students like you and me to clear our student loans and not get inundated with bad debts, thus saving our credit score and become more financially independent. Most human resource departments of renowned companies set guidelines for tuition reimbursements, which are applied only for regionally accredited college’ graduates. As you can see, the importance of choosing the right institutional accreditation, regional accreditation.


It's not our fault that we do not know how to find the right accreditation. Many times we relied on resources provided by colleges at their websites. Colleges who are not regionally accredited, don’t disclose the information or put it in fine print. Many colleges will tell you that they are accredited. However, your next question towards them should be, “ what type of accreditation your college has? Is it regional?” Many colleges have national accreditation, which is not the same as regional accreditation. You have to understand the difference between the regional and national accreditation. Here is a prime example.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan of Illinois state on Jany, 2012 filed a lawsuit against the national, for-profit college Westwood for engaging in deceptive practices that left Chicago area students with up to $70,000 each in debt for degrees that failed to qualify them for careers in criminal justice.
Madigan’s lawsuit alleges that, through marketing its criminal justice program, Westwood falsely convinced students they could pursue a law enforcement career with agencies such as the Chicago Police Department, Illinois State Police and suburban police departments, even though those employers don’t recognize a Westwood degree due to its lack of regional accreditation.


What is regional accreditation?
Regional accreditation is the educational accreditation of schools, colleges, and universities in the United States by one of twelve regional accrediting agencies. Each regional accreditor oversees the vast majority of public and private educational institutions, both not-for-profit and for-profit, within its region.
The accrediting organizations identified in this directory are recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).  


Regional Accrediting Organizations 2015-2016
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Scope of Accreditation
Associate degree-granting institutions in California, Hawaii, the Territories of Guam and American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. (2003)

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2015
Scope of Accreditation
Degree granting institutions incorporated in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming or federally authorized sovereign nations that are authorized (licensed) by the same state or nation to award higher degrees (associate, baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees (both research and professional)). (2012)

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Scope of Accreditation
Degree-granting institutions which offer one or more postsecondary educational programs, including those offered via distance education, of at least one academic year in length in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and other geographical areas outside the United States in which the Commission conducts accrediting activities. (2013)

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE)
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, September 2013
Scope of Accreditation
The accreditation of institutions that award the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees and associate's degree-granting institutions that include in their offerings at least one program in liberal studies or another area of study widely available at the baccalaureate level of regionally accredited colleges and universities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and internationally. (2013)

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Scope of Accreditation
Regional accrediting body for degree-granting institutions of higher education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Latin America, and other Commission approved international sites, including the accreditation of programs offered via distance and correspondence education within these institutions. (2014)

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Scope of Accreditation
Baccalaureate degree or higher institutions in California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Basin; institutions that offer programs outside the United States when such institutions are capable of being reviewed effectively by WASC processes. (2014)

How do I find out my school's’ accreditation?



Answer is very simple. Now that you know the accrediting organisation, click at the website and look for the listing of the schools. Here is an example of how  you can find the step by step guide to find out your school’ accreditation.


Jane lives in Chicago, Illinois. She is trying to enroll into Elmhurst College. She wants to know the if Elmhurst College is regionally accredited.
Step 1:


Jane clicked on Higher Learning Commission's website.




The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation that was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region, which includes the following 19 states (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming).
Step 2:


Jane clicked the HLC institution tab and then open up the search page for HLC institutions:


Step 3:
Jane insert ELmhurst College in Illinois and found out that the school is in accredited status with HLC.


Once you conduct a search once, the next search will be piece of cake.


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Monday, May 2, 2016

How to become a Registered Yoga Teacher?

If you are reading this blog, you probably want to become a yoga teacher. Whenever I meet yoga teachers, I can feel how passionate they are about yoga. Nowadays, I know many like you who want to become a yoga teacher. This blog will help you with all the information that you need to  know to find the right program that you are looking for, before you invest your hard earned money with any school that popped up at your neighborhood. 

Your first step is to click the link below to join Yoga Alliance. 

https://www.yogaalliance.org/Credentialing/Credentials_for_Teachers 

A yoga teacher who registers with the Yoga Alliance Registry earns the title of Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT®) and may publish his or her online profile on our Directory. The teacher Registry is not a certification program; it is a listing of teachers who meet our minimum Requirements for teaching experience and have completed their trainings at a Registered Yoga School (RYS®).  

You cannot apply to become a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT®) if you have completed your education with a school which is not a Registered Yoga School (RYS®).

There are several credential available for teachers. The Yoga Alliance offers several credentials that require a minimum of between 200 and 500 hours, with a specified number of hours in techniques, teaching methods, anatomy, physiology, philosophy, and other areas.

Two specialty designations are also available:
  • Registered Children's Yoga Teacher (RCYT®)
  • Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher (RPYT®)

In order to qualify for one of our specialty designations, a teacher must first register as a RYT 200 or higher.
Here is the link for finding the right school approved by Yoga Alliance:
https://www.yogaalliance.org/Directory?Type=School 

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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Is Drone or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Pilot a Booming Career?

There are presently two methods of gaining FAA authorization to fly civil (non-governmental) UAS:
Until recently it was immensely difficult to fly a drone for commercial purposes in the US, at least legally. At the start of 2015 just a dozen companies had been granted special exemptions by the FAA to fly, and most of those were for filming on a closed set. The first half of 2015, however, has seen an eruption of new businesses given permission to fly. Over 900 FAA exemptions to fly drones have been handed out to farmers, railroads, security services, and medical facilities.
Enterprise and large employers are paying up for drone pilots -- about $50 an hour, or over $100,000 a year -- according to Al Palmer, director of the center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems at the University of North Dakota.
Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) is looking for engineers to help test and develop Prime Air, its drone delivery service. Facebook is bulking up its drone team. Amazon has said it wants to use drones to deliver small packages over short distances. And Google acquired Titan Aerospace, which makes high-altitude, solar-powered drones.
A agriculture firm in Michigan, a builder performing roof inspection from Kansas, a company monitoring explosive charges based in Colorado, a security firm conducting surveillance over private property in Florida, these are just a handful of the businesses now allowed to fly drones over US soil.

The Drone Exemptions Database: (Companies Using Drone)

Who is offering Training?
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach campus started only three years ago with about 11 students and that has grown to about 230 students just in that three-year period. Embry-Riddle is one of a small but growing group of colleges and universities offering a degree in unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS. The schools have launched the programs expecting a bump in demand for the engineers needed to design drones and operators needed to run them.
Sources:
http://dronecenter.bard.edu/about/ - Center for the study of the Drone at Bard College
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/

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