Jones International University
Jones International University is an institution of
higher education that offers courses and degrees of high quality
at undergraduate and graduate levels through sound curricula, innovative
delivery of instruction through technology, and a commitment to
relevant, readily available, and student-centered service for a
geographically dispersed adult student body.
Glenn R. Jones, chancellor of Jones International University
(JIU), has devoted much of his life to his passionately held
belief that education should be available to everyone, everywhere.
The
Jones companies have been working to further that goal since
1987, with the launch of Mind Extension University™ (ME/U™ ),
a cable television network that enabled 30,000 students to take
courses from over 30 colleges and universities via television.
In 1993, Mr. Jones founded JIU, the first university to exist
entirely online. And, in 1999, JIU became the first fully online
university to be accredited by the Higher Learning Commission,
a member of the North Central Association, an accrediting body
for institutions of higher education in the United States.
The majority of JIU's students are working adults, generally balancing
both career and family at the time they decide to continue their
educations. For many of these individuals, a campus-based institution
is simply out of the question, between scheduling conflicts, business
travel, and childcare issues. These are among the individuals for
whom JIU was created.
Jones International University is accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association,
a United States regional accrediting agency. Contact them at www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
or at 30 North La Salle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602 or
call toll-free 800.621.7440. Regional accreditation is the highest
level of accreditation a university can obtain and is recognized
throughout the U.S.A.
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