Virginia (VA) College Online is a for-profit, online career college affiliated with Virginia College.
Virginia College is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with other branches in Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina. It also operates other schools throughout the country, including the Culinard culinary institute in Birmingham, as well as Golf Academy of America schools located in Arizona, Florida, California and South Carolina. Virginia College and Virginia College Online are owned by Education Corporation of America.
VA College Online offers undergraduate and graduate programs in health care, business, technology, criminal justice and the culinary arts, where students can pursue diplomas or associate, bachelor and master degrees. The education provided is career based and focuses on workforce skills rather than academics and theory.
The school's primary goal, according to its mission statement, is "to prepare a student for direct entry into the job market or to enhance his or her chances of advancement within a business hierarchy."
VA College Online Accreditation
As of September 4, 2008, both VA College Online and Virginia College are nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
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