Accreditation & Academic Alignment

• Northcentral University is regionally accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
• Northcentral University Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), and Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (PhD-BA) programs in the School of Business and Technology Management are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
• Northcentral University offers the first primarily distance-based Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE).
• Northcentral’s School of Education has received five year initial accreditation through the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) for eight PK-12 specializations in the Master of Education (MEd) program.
• Northcentral University is a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) for the Project Management Institute (PMI ®) (PMI is a registered mark of Project Management Institute, Inc.)
• The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has recognized Northcentral’s Human Resources Management specializations for the BBA and MBA programs as fully aligning with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.

Facts & Figures

• Northcentral University was founded in 1996 in Prescott, Ariz.
• Northcentral University includes the following schools:
  • The School of Education
  • The School of Business and Technology Management
  • The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Northcentral University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees taught completely online; no physical residency is required.
• Northcentral University has more than 5,500 alumni.
• Northcentral University has nearly 10,000 students.
• Ninety-eight percent of Northcentral University’s student body is graduate students; 69 percent of whom are completing their doctoral degree.
• Students from more than 58 countries, on six continents, attend Northcentral University.
• All Northcentral University faculty – full-time and adjunct – have a doctoral degree.
• Northcentral University offers the first ever Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) Accredited distance based Marriage and Family Therapy program.
• Northcentral University’s teaching method is based on a one-to-one learning model where students work directly with their faculty. There are no team projects.
• Student support services include:
  • New student orientation provides students new to Northcentral University with an online, interactive tour of the student portal, library and writing center, as well as highlights methods for engaging with faculty and fellow students.
  • Northcentral University Library supports degree programs by making accessible thousands of scientific and academic publications through databases such as EBSCO Host, SAGE Journals Online, Wiley Online Library, ProQuest, and many others.
  • The Academic Success Center provides American Psychological Association (APA) writing assistance and support materials.
  • The Dissertation Center provides resources and tools for students in doctoral programs.
  • Smarthinking is an on-demand tutoring service staffed by qualified tutors.
  • The Virtual Bookstore buys and sells course textbooks.
  • ePortfolio enables students to organize, store and display written documents, photos, spreadsheets, graphics and references. Students can also create online, password-protected portfolios.