Frederick Taylor University

Frederick Taylor University is a state approved, but currently unaccredited although previously accredited private institution of higher learning located in Orange, California, offering undergraduate and graduate level distance education programs in business.

Frederick Taylor University
TypePrivate, Distance Learning
Established1994
PresidentTu Anh Truong
Location
Orange, California, United States
Websitewww.ftu.edu

History

Frederick Taylor University was established in 1994 to cater to mature adult learners, 20 years or older.[1] The University offers undergraduate and graduate distance education programs in business, leading to either a bachelors or master's degree.[2] Students can enroll at any time throughout the year.[3] In 2012, the New York Times reported that it is located in an office building in Moraga where it occupies a "cramped office on the second floor".[4] The institution, in its 2017 Catalog, lists four full-time and eighteen part-time faculty members, led by Dr. Guy Langvardt, the Chief Academic Officer and Academic Dean.[5]

Approval and accreditation status

Frederick Taylor University is approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education[6] and appears on the current California Postsecondary Education Commission list of state-approved institutions.[7][8] That authorization was from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE), a predecessor agency of the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.[8][9] BPPE conducted two site visits to FTU in May 2012 and April 2014[10]

FTU is currently not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by U.S. education authorities.[11]

Footnotes
  1. http://www.ftu.edu/downloads/ftu_catalog_2017.pdf
  2. FTU website
  3. FTU website
  4. Jennifer Gollan (January 14, 2012). "California Leads Nation in Unaccredited Schools, and Enforcement Is Lax". New York Times.
  5. http://ftu.edu/downloads/ftu_catalog_2017.pdf
  6. Approval Archived 2010-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, Frederick Taylor University
  7. http://www.cpec.ca.gov/CollegeGuide/AdvCollegeSearch.asp?InstType=StateAppr
  8. CPEC Listing for FTU
  9. Frederick Taylor University website, Approval and Authority to Grant Degrees Archived 2007-07-16 at the Wayback Machine and FAQ Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine Guide to California Colleges & Universities (accessed July 26, 2007)
  10. "Compliance Inspection Results". Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2009-11-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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