unaccredited
adjective
un·ac·cred·it·ed ˌən-ə-ˈkre-də-təd 
: not recognized as meeting prescribed standards or requirements : not accredited
an unaccredited institution
As the school was unaccredited and still didn't offer degrees (as opposed to certificates), they were ineligible for federal loans.
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Accreditation is key in ensuring graduating high schoolers’ credits and diplomas will be accepted by colleges, as some institutions may not recognize students’ credits or diplomas from unaccredited schools. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 For many HBCUs, a struggle 'just to survive' Jones said of the HBCUs listed by the Department of Education, two are closed and two are unaccredited. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2022 Some professional licensing boards will not allow graduates from unaccredited programs to sit for licensure; the ramifications are almost endless. Edward Conroy, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 The unaccredited school is structured like a typical college experience and offers 10 majors, including business, theater, music, dance and health and wellness. Meg Dunn, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022 Much of the support for Mazar’s digs, for example, came from a New York Jewish philanthropist and an unaccredited Christian college in Oklahoma. Andrew Lawler, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 Nobody knows how many unaccredited dog trainers are operating in the U.S. NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022 Brink said there are also many unaccredited exotic animal parks in the U.S. that are breeding a surplus of animals that have nowhere to go, so many just disappear. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022 The daylong test is given remotely in June or October and is required for those studying law through an apprenticeship or at an unaccredited law school, according to the State Bar of California. Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 See More
Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 For many HBCUs, a struggle 'just to survive' Jones said of the HBCUs listed by the Department of Education, two are closed and two are unaccredited. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2022 Some professional licensing boards will not allow graduates from unaccredited programs to sit for licensure; the ramifications are almost endless. Edward Conroy, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 The unaccredited school is structured like a typical college experience and offers 10 majors, including business, theater, music, dance and health and wellness. Meg Dunn, CNN, 28 Apr. 2022 Much of the support for Mazar’s digs, for example, came from a New York Jewish philanthropist and an unaccredited Christian college in Oklahoma. Andrew Lawler, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 Nobody knows how many unaccredited dog trainers are operating in the U.S. NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022 Brink said there are also many unaccredited exotic animal parks in the U.S. that are breeding a surplus of animals that have nowhere to go, so many just disappear. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022 The daylong test is given remotely in June or October and is required for those studying law through an apprenticeship or at an unaccredited law school, according to the State Bar of California. Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1828, in the meaning defined above