Online School Reviews

University of Maryland University College (UMUC Online) at a Glance:

• UMUC main campus located in Adelphi, Maryland, and established in 1947
• One of 11 accredited, degree-granting institutions in the University System of Maryland (USM)
• Global reputation for excellence
• Regionally accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges
• Certified by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

About UMUC Online

University of Maryland University College (UMUC Online) offers a variety of learning formats, which provides maximum convenience to busy adult students who typically juggle the demands of full-time jobs, family, and community responsibilities. Through UMUC’s innovative educational options, including online instruction, accelerated academic programs, and classroom-based courses taught during the daytime, evenings, and weekends, students around the globe including working adults and military personnel are able to achieve their academic goals.

UMUC Online Accomplishments

• KMI Media and Military Advanced Education (MAE) have named UMUC one of the top ten colleges and universities serving military students for 2007
• UMUC’s Master of Distance Education (MDE) program recently received EFMD CEL accreditation, the highest international standard of technology-enhanced learning programs in the field of management education
• Recently received two more prestigious honors: the National Security Agency designated UMUC a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for the university’s programs in information assurance (internet security)
• UMUC’s Web site received Forbes magazine’s distinction as being “Best of the Web” in distance education

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