Why is Accreditation Important?
Accreditation is important to a university because it allows for the recognition of credits from one college by another. In addition, accreditation enables students at the accredited institution to receive Title IV funding financial aid. For UAT, our accreditation from the above listed organizations helps us to ensure quality through continuous improvement.

Major Accrediting Bodies

UAT is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a Member of the North Central Association. Further information about The Higher Learning Commission may be contacted via www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org or by phone: (800) 621-7440 / (312) 263-0456. Learn more about NCA and read an abridged version of UAT's 2009 Self Study.

UAT is also a senior college accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award diplomas, associate's degrees, bachelor's degrees and master's degrees. ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation also recognizes ACICS's accreditation of degree-granting institutions. Learn more about our accreditation with ACICS here.

Other Authorizations and Accreditation

UAT also holds the following accreditations, authorizations and approvals:

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) , A CHEA.org Accreditation Member
Licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education http://azppse.state.az.us/
Certified by the US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
Designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security
Network Security programs certified by the US National Security Agency's Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation program for 4011 CNSS National Standard for Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals and 4013 National Standard for System Administrators in Information Systems Security (INFOSEC)
Programs approved for the training of veterans
Approved by the Student and Exchange Visitor Information Systems (SEVIS) for training of foreign students http://www.ice.gov/sevis/index.htm
Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), Member http://www.acm.org/
Arizona Student Chapter of SIGGRAPH http://www.siggraph.org/
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), Member
Western Association of Student Employment Administrators, Member
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Member http://www.ieee.org/
Arizona Veterans Association, Member
Better Business Bureau, Member http://www.phoenix.bbb.org/
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), Member http://www.nasfaa.org/
NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Member
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), member http://www.naspa.org
The Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I), member http://www.acuho-i.org