For students, accreditation provides value related to not only judging quality, but also obtaining employment, receiving student aid and transferring credits. Accreditation:
Encourages confidence that the educational activities of an accredited institution or program have been found to be satisfactory.
Assists with student mobility: Accredited status indicates to institutions judging requests for transfer or applications for graduate school that the sending institution or program has met threshold expectations of quality.
Signals to prospective employers that a student's educational program has met widely accepted standards, with graduation from an accredited program, in some cases, a prerequisite for entering a profession.
Provides access to federal and sometimes state financial aid, available to qualified students who attend institutions accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.