New York, NY (PRWEB) June 27, 2013
Dario A. Cortes, PhD, President of Berkeley College, is pleased to announce that Berkeley College On-line has received Top quality Standards (QS) certification for excellence from the United States Distance Studying Association (USDLA). Berkeley College is one particular of the initial colleges or universities worldwide to acquire this certification. Institutions that obtain USDLA/QS certification have been evaluated utilizing 124 requirements that focus on the areas of administration leadership and management student affairs and teaching and finding out. Certification is awarded for a 5-year period, topic to overall performance and annual renewal.

Getting USDLA Top quality Standards certification signifies that Berkeley College is committed to excellence in online studying and teaching, and demonstrates that our online applications adhere to higher academic standards and rigor, Dr. Cortes said. I am specifically proud of the optimistic remarks from the reviewers about the assistance for the Berkeley College On-line faculty, and the responsiveness to students by both the faculty and expert help services staff.

Earlier this year Berkeley College celebrated the 15th anniversary of its revolutionary online finding out and teaching system. The on the web program has flourished considering that Berkeley College initial began offering on the web courses in 1998 and accredited on the web degrees in 2003. Almost 2,700 students are enrolled in on-line programs. Berkeley College Online offers far more than 250 online courses every quarter.

The USDLA is a nonprofit organization formed in 1987 and situated in Boston, MA. The organization promotes the development and application of distance studying for education and coaching and serves the requirements of the distance finding out community by delivering advocacy, details, networking and opportunity.

A leader in business education for more than 80 years, Berkeley College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Larger Education and enrolls more than 7,700 students which includes more than 800 international students in its Baccalaureate and Associate degree programs. The College has 3 New York areas Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn and White Plains. In New Jersey there are 4 locations Woodland Park, Paramus, Woodbridge and Newark. Berkeley College On the internet also delivers complete degree programs. Programs are provided in much more than 20 career fields. The website address is http://www.berkeleycollege.edu.