For example, a university may be accredited as an institution and the journalism program within the university may be accredited by a professional journalism association. All the expenses of the accreditation exercise must be borne by the institution or program being reviewed. All the expenses of an accreditation team travel, meals, lodging, and administrative overhead must be covered. In addition, the accrediting body has an administrative staff and executives who are paid from the dues and fees paid by the institutions or programs undergoing review. The additional expense of the process would have to be passed on to our students.
Accreditation increases overhead which increases tuition.
No accreditation keeps overhead low and tuition low. The expense outweighs perceived benefits. The Career Step course in medical transcription is a competency based course. If a student sits in a mythical seat at the school for about 45 hours in a semester, he or she can earn 3 credit hours on a transcript. Usually accrediting bodies require institutions to offer instruction a defined number of days per term so that students can earn minimum amounts of seat time to justify their credit hours.