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SCHOOL OF DESIGN, SESSIONS, AWARDED MIDDLE STATES REGIONAL ACCREDITATION
Sessions Schools of Art and Design becomes the only online educator of design awarded dual accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools and the Distance Education and Training Council.
New York – November 28, 2006 – Sessions Schools of Art and Design has been awarded regional accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools (MSCSS), the first such online educator to do so under a recently announced collaborative agreement between MSCSS and the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Sessions has been accredited by the DETC since 2001.
MSCSS is one of six regional accrediting agencies recognized around the world for promoting standards of quality for schools and its protocols promoting school improvement. DETC is a well-known leader in recognizing and promoting quality distance education schools. Both MSCSS and DETC are recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as approved accreditation agencies.
"Since our launch in 1997, we have been devoted to leading the online education industry in academic excellence," stated Doris Granatowski, Sessions CEO. "The Middle States accreditation identifies Sessions as a quality online education institution of creative arts and design. We look forward to working with the DETC and Middle States to further elevate the standards of online education."
The DETC and MSCSS share similar benchmarks for quality assessment of schools seeking accreditation. Sessions was nominated by the DETC for consideration to the Middle States Commission due to a track record of exceptional accreditation reviews and strong student feedback and success.
"This is recognition by the accreditation community that academic quality knows no boundaries in terms of how an institution is organized and operated, whether it is a private school or a publicly supported school teaching traditionally or online. It's the final "Seal of Approval" attesting to the quality of Sessions' learning programs," said Mike Lambert, Executive Director of DETC.
Linda Huskey, Associate Director of MSCSS, stated, "We were impressed with the quality of the Sessions curriculum, the attitude of excellence and community fostered by the leadership of the school, as well as the online tools that enable staff and students to monitor their progress real time."
About Sessions.edu, Inc.
http://www.sessions.edu
Sessions.edu, Inc., founded in 1997, was created with the goal of bringing new media design education to graphic and web designers worldwide, through online education.
Once a pioneer and now a leader in the distance education industry, Sessions' has delivered tens of thousands of courses to students in over 100 countries. Sessions is accredited by the Distance Education Training Council (www.DETC.org) and the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools (MSCSS) and is the first of only two online schools licensed by the New York State Department of Education.
Sessions Schools of Art and Design offers certificate programs and courses in graphic design, Web design, multimedia, business marketing design and digital arts. For more information about Sessions Schools of Art and Design, visit www.sessions.edu or www.designmentortraining.com.
For more information contact:
Scott Chappell
Sessions.edu, Inc
scott@sessions.edu
(212) 239-3080 ext. 14
About the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
http://www.css-msa.org
The Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools is one of three Commissions that function within Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The others are the Commission on Higher Education and the Commission on Elementary Schools. The Commission on Secondary Schools serves both public and non-public schools in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. In addition, it accredits schools in the Caribbean as well as various locations around the world.
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.
About the Distance Education and Training Council
http://www.detc.org
DETC, which is celebrating its 80th year of service to American education, is nationally recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and also by the Council for Higher Education (CHEA). Over 3.5 million students’ world-wide study with DETC institutions. Its purpose was, and still is today, "to foster and preserve high quality, educationally sound and widely accepted distance education and independent learning institutions."
MSCSS is one of six regional accrediting agencies recognized around the world for promoting standards of quality for schools and its protocols for promoting school improvement. DETC is a well-known leader in recognizing and promoting quality distance education schools. Both MSCSS and DETC are recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as approved accreditation agencies.
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