Blackstone Career Institute is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, Washington, D.C., regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Philadelphia, PA, and licensed by the State Board of Private Licensed Schools, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. BCI provides an excellent foundation for anyone interested in earning paralegal training from home. With more than a century of expertise, Blackstone offers a committed, responsive faculty and a quality education, all at an affordable rate.
Accreditation
Accreditation is the academic world’s way of ensuring high quality educational
programs and services. Through the accreditation process, institutions are
recognized for meeting required quality standards in all areas of their work:
academic programs, teacher support, student services and more.
To become accredited, an institution must complete an extensive process that includes
visits by a team of administrators and teachers sent by accrediting bodies who complete
a deep evaluation and review of all the programs and services of the school.
Blackstone Career Institute is accredited by the:
Middle States Commission On Higher Education (CSSMSA)
Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
These organizations periodically re-examine accredited schools to verify
each school’s ongoing commitment to quality. Blackstone Career Institute
was last visited by the CSSMSA in October, 2006.
As a private school, Blackstone Career Institute is also licensed by the State Board of Private Licensed Schools, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This means that Blackstone has met the
requirements of the Private Licensed Schools Act of Pennsylvania.
Because we are accredited, we must conform to all educational and business standards
of the DETC’s & Middle States accrediting commissions, submit annual reports, and be
re-examined every five years. In addition, any new courses we develop are reviewed
by subject matter experts and approved by the two commissions.
What Accreditation Means to You…
by Sally R. Welch,
M.A., Assistant Director, Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
http://www.detc.org/downloads/WhatdoesAccreditationMeantoYou.PDF
Memberships
Distance Education and Training Council
Blackstone Career Institute is a member in
good standing of the Better Business Bureau
Pennsylvania Private School Association (PAPSA)
National Association of Legal Assistants
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
American Association for Medical Transcription
Medical Association of Billers
Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
National Federation of Independent Business
Society of Human Resources