Regional Accreditation
Pilots who are interested in advancing their aviation career know how important it is to have an accredited degree. Utah Valley University is Accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). NWCCU is part of a consortium of regional accrediting agencies. Regional accreditation is regarded as the highest form of accreditation for employment purposes. We accept transfer credit from all schools that are regionally accredited and other colleges will accept our transfer credit. The six regional accreditation boards listed are equal in each other's eyes and the eyes of academics for the purpose of transferring credits or degrees from one college to another. Some institutions do not have this type of regional accreditation and we cannot accept credit from them. www.nwccu.org

Why Accreditation Matters
There are schools out there that have caught the vision of aviation online learning, but the problem is, they are not regionally accredited. They claim they are accredited, but they are not regionally accredited. When students get their education through such schools, they are wasting time and money. Sadly, we have seen students who want to transfer over Bachelor Degrees to our program. We cannot accept any of the credits unless they are regionally accredited. Not only does that sort of education prevent them from transferring credits if they want to obtain additional degrees, but it also prevents an employer from hiring them. After all, most serious companies want employees who have legitimate, serious degrees. The employment industry is well aware of quality degree programs. When people ask if you have attended an accredited university in the United States, they most commonly mean a regionally accredited university.

Bachelor of Science Degree Professional Pilot
Bachelor of Science Degree Aviation Administration