Accreditation & Licensing

Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools

Sessions Online (SM) has been regionally accredited by The Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools since November 2006.

The Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools is one of three Commissions that function within Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.  The Commission on Secondary Schools (CSS) was established in November 1920 to promote the improvement of secondary education and to secure better coordination and understanding between secondary schools and institutions of higher education. It serves public and non-public middle, intermediate, and/or secondary schools, non-degree granting vocational technical and postsecondary institutions, special purpose schools, supplementary education centers, and distance education institutions.

Learn more, visit the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools.

DETC Accreditation

Sessions Online (SM) has been accredited by The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) since November 2001for its continuing education courses and programs.

The Distance Education and Training Council is a nationally recognized educational association and accrediting agency located in Washington, D.C. Recently DETC has emerged as a leader in global distance learning. DETC has accredited members in Canada, Ireland, Japan, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. With its 75-plus years of history and its highly refined and federally recognized accreditation program, DETC offers distance learning institutions the most current, relevant and practical services for the 21st Century.

New York State Board of Education

Sessions Online (SM)  is the first online school to have  been licensed by the New York State Board of Education Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision. 

New York State Board of Education oversees and monitors all non-degree granting proprietary schools in New York State. The Bureau is responsible for ensuring that the overall educational quality of the programs offered will provide students with the skills necessary for them to secure meaningful employment and for protecting students' financial interests while attending proprietary schools.

To learn more, visit the New York State Board of Education site.

Advancing its reputation as the quality leader in online education for creative professionals around the world, Sessions Onlinesm Schools of Art and Design  has received the 2008 Best Practices Award for Distance Learning Programming from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA).  Sessions’ Graphic Design Master’s Certificate Program won on the strength of its extensive creative and technical graphic design curriculum, one-to-one student mentoring and dedicated faculty comprised of renowned graphic designers.

Sessions Online (SM) was named to the prestigious Inc 5000, fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.

Sessions Online (SM)  won one of the inaugural ANGEL IMPACT Awards for Success Tracker©, a key component of Session’s Student Success Program©.  The awards were developed to recognize efforts to impact education, exemplary ANGEL implementation, and fostering innovation and collaboration.