Accreditation and Reputation
THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES (ACS-WASC)
Qualifying for and maintaining an active accreditation status and its inherent requirements relies on an internal evaluation of the program and is undertaken voluntarily by schools to prove the presence of a rigorous standards-based curriculum and educational program. It includes providing factual evidence of high-quality learning materials, the completion of a self-study report, and feedback from all stakeholders. Schools must also clearly demonstrate continual self-improvement. An accreditation status is awarded based on the measurement of the program's intricacies as compared to the specific criteria set forth by the Accrediting Commission for Schools.
CMASAS has remained accredited since its inception in 2009. Initially accredited by the NWAC, CMASAS moved to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS-WASC) beginning in 2020 and just re-secured a six-year full accreditation status in the spring of 2024. CMASAS continues to meet the following criteria:
- Focusing on student learner goals and school mission.
- Fostering a student-oriented environment with continuous improvement and consistent assessment of academic standards that promote student success.
- Maintaining a qualified faculty within an effectively organized school that is committed to maintaining a cutting-edge curriculum and educational journey for all students.
- Ensuring the presence of academic rigor within the expansive course offerings while encouraging student engagement and autonomy.
- Sustaining consistent goal-setting and strategic planning for student college and career readiness by embracing the CMASAS personalized education philosophy.
- Committing to a safe online community enhanced by several opportunities for peer-to-peer connections.
- Accepting objective evaluation from a team of outside peer professionals trained by ASC-WASC.
ASC-WASC is one of six regional accreditation agencies for kindergarten-12th grade, serving western states, the pacific region, and schools worldwide. Programs that are currently accredited by ACS-WASC must adhere to the credit acceptance policy for member schools.
NCAA APPROVED
CMASAS core courses are also approved and accepted by the NCAA Eligibility Center for student athletes wishing to be eligible for and take part in collegiate sports. Please see all core courses that are NCAA approved from CMASAS listed in our course catalog under NCAA worldwide (Code: 380581). Accredited schools from any of the regional accreditation agencies must adhere to the credit acceptance policy for member schools.
TOP RANKING FOR ONLINE SCHOOLS
It is an honor to have CMASAS recognized as one of the top-ranked private online schools worldwide. We work hard to provide a personalized and accredited education for our students. CMASAS has been recognized in the digital learning field as having an excellent reputation by other highly rated online schools, digital learning professionals as well as the following independent review sites:
Best of the Best Online High Schools in America
The high schools were chosen based on their exemplary successes in providing a high quality, easy to use educational platform for everyone choosing to continue their high school studies online. Most of the schools on this list allow transfer credits from other schools but have a minimum number of credits required from their school to graduate.
Top 10 Best Private Online High School in America
It is great accomplishment and honor to be listed a Top 10 Best Private Online High School for 2025! This ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and reviews from students and parents.*
*While we currently appear on the list, falling between the #9 and #10 school, Niche was unable to provide us with an actual numeric ranking next to our school name. Due to an error, we were not initially included in the ranking. Once we reported the situation, Niche recalculated and added CMASAS in the position where we should have been ranked.
30 Best Online High Schools 2019-2020
The Best Choice Schools made their decision of the best online high schools based on accreditation, affordability, number of courses available, variety of degree programs, and reputation. Their list is in alphabetical order.
#8 of 30 Best Online High Schools
Many families are turning to online learning, so successfulstudent.org came up with a list of the 30 best online high schools in the United States along with information on what makes each school unique.
30 Best Online High School Programs
Online Schools Center came up with this list of 30 online schools based on their own unique strengths. This list is in no particular order.
#9 of 50 Best Online High School Diploma Programs
The Best Schools came up with this list based on accreditation, student success, and affordability.
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