Accreditation and Affiliations
The Higher Learning Commission
Colorado Technical University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
ACBSP is a leading specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence. Established in 1988, ACBSP is a business accrediting organization for all associate, baccalaureate and graduate degree programs. ACBSP accreditation certifies that the teaching and learning processes within the Business Administration degree programs meet the rigorous educational standards established by ACBSP.
www.acbsp.org
The following CTU Programs are accredited by ACBSP:
- Associate of Science in Business Administration
- Associate of Science in Accounting
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (general BSBA)
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (with concentrations in Business Development, Digital Marketing, Finance, Healthcare Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, International Business, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Management, Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Project Management)
- Bachelor of Science in Project Management
- Master of Business Administration (general MBA)
- Master of Business Administration (with concentrations in Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Global Leadership, Healthcare Management, Human Resource Management, Logistics Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Project Management, and Technology Management)
Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, Master of Science in Nursing degree, Post Graduate APRN Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner, and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree programs at Colorado Technical University are accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
The Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCE) and the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) at the CTU Colorado Springs campus are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (https://www.abet.org). The BSCE program delivered 100% online at the Virtual Campus is the same program with the new online modality launched in May 2022. The new modality does not carry programmatic accreditation at this time but will be reviewed by ABET in the 2022-2023 accreditation cycle.
National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have recognized Colorado Technical University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program with a concentration in Cybersecurity Engineering program curriculum was validated thereby to map to the DHS/NSA cybersecurity knowledge units.
Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management, Bachelor of Project Management, Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management, Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Project Management, Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Information Systems Security, and Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Information Technology/Project Management degree programs are accredited by the PMI Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC).
The GAC Accredited Program seal is a mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that Colorado Technical University's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Human Resource Management and Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Human Resource Management fully align with SHRM's HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates. The HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates were developed by SHRM to define the minimum HR content areas that should be studied by HR students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Society for Human Resource Management: 1800 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. (800) 283-7476
http://www.shrm.org