Accreditation and Certifications |
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| 1. | VIU is a senior college accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award certificates, diplomas, Bachelor’s degrees, and master’s degrees. ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. | |
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ACICS 750 First Street, NE, Suite 980 Washington, DC 20002 http://www.acics.org |
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| 2. | VIU’s accreditation through ACICS has automatically entitled VIU to be recognized by the US Department of Education. | |
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Department of Education Building 400 Maryland Ave, SW Washington, DC 20002 http://www.ed.gov |
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| 3. | VIU’s accreditation through ACICS has automatically entitled VIU to be recognized the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). | |
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One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 510 Washington DC 20036-1135 http://www.chea.org |
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| 4. | VIU is certiฌfied to operate in Virginia by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and approved by SCHEV to grant degrees, diplomas, and certiฌficates at the Bachelor’s and master’s levels of academic study. | |
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101 N. 14TH St. James Monroe Bldg. Richmond, VA 23219 Tel: (804) 225-2600 Fax: (804) 225-2604 http://www.schev.edu |
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| 5. | VIU is authorized by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enroll non-immigrant students. | |
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500 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20536 http://www.ice.gov |
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| 6. | VIU has been approved for the training and education of veterans by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. | |
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Office of the Commissioner 900 East Main Street Richmond VA 23219 http://www.dvs.virginia.gov |
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| 7. | VIU is member of the American Council on Education (ACE). | |
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One Dupont Circle NW Washington, DC 20036-1193 http://www.acenet.edu |
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| 8 | VIU is a member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. | |
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2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 300 Herndon, VA 20170 http://www.nvtc.org |
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| 9. | VIU is a member of the Vienna Tyson’s Regional Chamber of Commerce. | |
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7925 Jones Branch Drive Suite LL200 Tysons, VA 22102 http://www.vtrcc.org/ |
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| 10. | VIU is a member of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. | |
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8230 Old Courthouse Road Suite 350 Vienna, VA 22182-3853 http://www.fairfaxchamber.org/ |
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| 11. | VIU is a member of the DC Chamber of Commerce. | |
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506 9th Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 http://www.dcchamber.org/ |
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| 12. | VIU is a member of the EMC Academic Alliance; a collaboration with colleges and universities worldwide. | |
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176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748 http://education.emc.com/academicalliance |
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| 13. | VIU is a member of the IBM Academic Initiative, a global program that facilitates the collaboration between IBM and educators. | |
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1 New Orchard Road Armonk, NY 10504 http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/academicinitiative/ |
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