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Accreditation
UMT is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC, www.deac.org).
The DEAC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a
nationally recognized accrediting agency. The Distance Education
Accrediting Commission was founded in 1926 to promote good
educational standards and ethical business practices in distance
learning institutions in the United States. In 1955, DEAC
established its independent nine-member Accrediting Commission,
which shortly thereafter gained the recognition from the U.S.
Department of Education. In 2003, DEAC gained the recognition of the
Council for High Education Accreditation (CHEA).
 UMT
is an institutional member of Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (www.chea.org).
CHEA is a private, nonprofit national organization that coordinates
accreditation activities in the United States. CHEA is largest
institutional higher education membership organization in the United
States with approximately 4,000 accredited colleges and universities
and more than 60 participating national, regional, and specialized
accrediting organizations.
 UMT's
Project Management degrees (Master of Science in Management, Project
Management; Master of Business Administration, Project Management;
Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology, IT
Project Management; Doctor of Philosophy on Management) earned
Specialized and Professional Accreditation by the Project Management
Institute Global Accreditation Center for Project Management
Education Programs (GAC, www.gacpm.org).
UMT is also a Global Registered Education Provider of PMI (PMI, www.pmi.org).
PMI is the leading international nonprofit professional association
in the area of Project Management.
 UMT
is authorized to operate an institution of higher education, to
enroll students, and to award associate's, bachelor's, master's and
doctoral degrees by the State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia (www.schev.edu).
UMT is approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of U.S.
Department of Homeland Security to accept F-1 visa international
students to study at UMT’s campuses in the United States.
The U.S. Department of State has approved UMT as a designated
sponsor for the Exchange Visitor Program, which enables foreign
students to study at UMT in the United States on a J-1 visa. 
UMT is approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to
provide education and training to veterans and active duty military
personnel using the various GI Bill® programs (www.gibill.va.gov).
UMT has entered into Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with certain
organizations. In 2004, UMT and Defense Acquisition University (DAU, www.dau.mil)
entered into an MOU related to acquisition management and project
management programs. In 2006, UMT and National Technical Information
Service entered into an MOU related to online degrees and
certificates in project management and acquisition management.
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