International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities

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International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities, IAAOU, is a self-styled "accreditation" board based in the United States. It has no status with the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation(CHEA).[1] Without USDE and CHEA recognition, its "accreditations" are essentially meaningless.[2]

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has indicated that Rochville University, Belford University, and the agencies from which they claim accreditation "appear to be operated by the same people."[3]. The best way to avoid many of these "scam" schools is to thoroughly investigate. For instance the Michigan Report on non-Accredited schools or other sources such as Online Universities Report.[4]

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[edit] Schools accredited by IAAOU

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