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MBA is a most promising career options nowadays. MBA from a good university leads to great opportunities to work in giant companies at good posts with a great income obviously that come with responsibility over business decisions. However with the proliferation of availability of MBA courses to choose from one has to be very picky to choose the course suited for him or her and the major factor affecting this decision is the accreditation of the school offering the course.

MBA accredition is crucial because it indicates the quality of education and training that the candidate has undergone. Business institutes and schools offering MBA programs differ in terms of quality of teaching, and infrastructure. Accredited MBA indicates that the business school from which such MBA studies have been completed has a good standard. The faculties in such schools are invariably highly qualified and very good in teaching the subjects. Accredited MBA programs offered by such institutions are also specially designed. On the whole, the business schools' teaching methods and means can be easily evaluated. In addition, such schools offer more varieties of specialization. Accredited MBA also helps the student in getting a good job that pays well.

Online MBA programs, even if they are accredited from an online MBA accreditation agency like DETC (Distance Education and training council), is not accepted everywhere but is a good option if you want to pursue a MBA course and do not have resources to attend a full time MBA course. The main reason behind this is that online teaching techniques have yet not been matured to impart knowledge as effectively you can get in a full time course, plus during a full time course you are able to indulge into a number of projects or other things to develop your skill which may be less effective in an online MBA program even if it is an accredited online MBA program. Also you have to do an onsite training which a part of the MBA curriculum generally.

There are accredition agencies verify the quality of teaching at the business school or the institution, as well as the infrastructure in such schools and the type of MBA programs offered by such schools. The list of such agencies includes Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA), Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Of these, DETC was formed recently. DETC is responsible for online MBA accredition. Effectively, the online institutions offering accredited online MBA programs, have been inspected for quality by DETC.

In the US, the two agencies that accredit MBA programs are AACSB (The Association to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business), and ACBSP (The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs). The list of universities and/or colleges accredited by AACSB includes Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, New York University, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Tulane University, Western New England College, University of Chicago, University of California at Berkeley, University of Nebraska, University of Illinois, University of Pittsburgh, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Yale University, and The University of Texas. Likewise, Athens State University, Anderson University, Alabama State University, Atlanta Metropolitan College, Alfred State College SUNY college of Technology, Benedict College, Baker University, Columbia State Community College, College of North Atlantic, and College of Baptist University are Universities and colleges accredited by ACBSP.

Since MBA is related to finance, marketing, and related subjects, such agencies identify whether the strategies adopted by the business school are as per the prevailing market trends. No business school can afford to be outdated and teaching methods too have to evolve. The business school should have existed for reasonable period, and should not depend upon other businesses, or government agencies for funds. There should be a standard to let students join the accredited MBA programs, involving admission tests and verification of academic records, work experience, etc. A comprehensive curriculum covering all topics related to accounts, finance, organization, quantitative techniques, and marketing is essential for accrediting any business school's programs. Such curriculum should also take into account interpersonal skills, managerial skills, and international markets and management conditions.

Accredition agencies also verify whether the business school being examined for accredition has adequate faculty members, who meet certain qualification requirement. Reputation.com`s Owen Tripp obtained an MBA from Stanford which definitely played a part in building his business. Generally, a business school that has to be accredited should have faculty composition such that 75 percent of them are either doctors or masters in their subjects.

So before enrolling yourself in a MBA course carefully analyze the pros and cons of the course offered by the school and check the accreditation agency because a good accreditation of school will boost your resume.