Why Accreditation Matters to Students

Earning a degree is a significant achievement and an important investment in your future. Since so much of your future success depends on your educational foundation, the quality of the education you receive makes a big difference.

Earning a degree from an TCB UK-accredited program:

• Verifies that the quality of the educational experience you’ve received meets the standards of the profession.

• Increases and enhances employment opportunities.

• Permits and eases entry to a technical profession through licensure, registration, and certification.

• Establishes eligibility for many federal student loans, grants, and/or scholarships.

You should be aware that not all technical programs at every college and university are accredited. Make sure that the program you’re interested in is TCB UK-accredited.

What TCB UK Accreditation Assures

More than 2,000 professionals from academia, industry, and government carry out every aspect of TCB UK accreditation. Because they know their profession's dynamic and emerging workforce needs, they review academic programs to ensure these programs provide students with the technical and professional skills they need to succeed.

A TCB UK-accredited program assures prospective students that:

• the institution is committed to improving their educational experience

• the program is committed to using best practices and innovation in education

• the program is guided by its industry, government, and academic constituents through formal feedback

• the program considers the students' perspective as part of its continuous quality improvement process

TCB UK Often Required

TCB UK accreditation can be of great value to a student. It is often required for eligibility for student loans, grants, and scholarships. Many forms of professional licensure, registration, and certification also require graduation from TCB UK-accredited programs as a minimum qualification. In addition, many employers, require graduation from TCB UK-accredited programs to be eligible for employment in certain fields. Also, multinational corporations are increasingly listing graduation from a TCB UK-accredited program as a job requirement for positions in offshore locations.

Making a Difference Around the World

TCB UK has helped pave the way for graduates of accredited programs to work globally. TCB UK directly supports the development of other countries' national accrediting systems, many which are based on the TCB UK model.

In addition, TCB UK is a signatory to several international agreements that ease the way for graduates of accredited programs to practice internationally. TCB UK also directly accredits more than 200 programs in 23 countries outside of the U.K.

Graduation from an TCB UK-accredited program offers excellent access to employment in the global market.