PRESS RELEASE No.2 on 2/14/07
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Contact: Michael H Corcoran, Ph.D.
President – Henley-Putnam University
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HENLEY-PUTNAM UNIVERSITY EARNS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BY DETC
San Jose, California, February 14, 2007― Upon completing a comprehensive study and peer examination, Henley-Putnam University received accreditation for its undergraduate and graduate degree programs from the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council ("DETC") (http://www.detc.org). The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Henley-
Putnam University is highly specialized and confers Bachelors and Masters degrees in Management of Personal Protection, Intelligence Management and Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies to students from law enforcement, military, intelligence and private sectors.
“This marks an important milestone for Henley-Putnam’s history and for the strategic security industry as a whole,” said Sheldon Greaves, PhD., Chief Academic Officer of Henley-Putnam University. “DETC accreditation is recognition that our faculty provides students with leading edge education in intelligence management, counterterrorism studies and protection management that equips them to meet the complex challenges within their respective fields. It is preparing them for a far greater degree of vigilance in the communities they serve.”
“With the accomplishment of DETC accreditation, we now officially join the ranks of the best distance learning colleges and universities in the United States," says Henley-Putnam CEO Greg Von Gehr. "Police officers, intelligence professionals and military personnel involved in the strategic security industry now have an education option with much more rigor and credibility, delivered by faculty with real world experience from the military, police, CIA, FBI, Secret Service and many other similar agencies.”
For additional information, visit our website www.henley-putnam.edu .
ABOUT HENLEY-PUTNAM UNIVERSITY
Henley-Putnam University is the premier University for higher education in the advancing fields of protection, intelligence and counterterrorism. Henley-Putnam University offers law enforcement, military, intelligence and private industry professionals unparalleled opportunities for career advancement through online education in the strategic security industry.
ABOUT THE DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING COUNCIL
The DETC Accrediting Commission was established in 1926 and is widely regarded as the premier accrediting association for distance learning internationally. The DETC's mission is “to promote, by means of standard-setting, evaluation, and consultation processes, the development and maintenance of high educational and ethical standards in education and training programs delivered through distance learning. The DETC Accrediting Commission identifies and accredits distance education and training institutions that have attained and maintained the standards deemed necessary to operate at a high level of quality”. DETC is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
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