Accreditation, Regulatory and Other Notes
University of the People is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission, 1080 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 500, Alameda, CA 94501, 510-748-9001 (“WASC”).
University of the People is a distance education institution and offers all of its programming entirely online. Because it is a wholly online institution, UoPeople maintains no dormitory facilities and does not offer its students any kind of assistance in obtaining housing.
The administrative offices of University of the People are located in Wilmington, Delaware. However, all instruction at the University, including its computerized teaching aids, takes place at University of the People’s Online Campus.
University of the People shall not be liable in any manner for any interruption in the operation or failure of its website, its Virtual Learning Environment and/or any other program relating to University of the People’s studies.
University of the People does not participate in federal and state financial aid programs.
University of the People does not have a pending petition in bankruptcy, is not operating as a debtor in possession, has not filed a petition within the preceding five years, and has not had a petition in bankruptcy filed against it within the preceding five years that resulted in a reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 1101 et. seq.)
University of the People exercises diligence to ensure that it provides clear and accurate information to all prospective and current students, the public and all other interested parties. The institution seeks to ensure that all recruitment and promotional materials, including its Catalog and website, as well as all public presentations about and on behalf of the University and its operations are as clear and accurate as possible.
This institution is authorized by the Indiana Board for Proprietary Education, 101 W. Ohio St., Suite 670, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984. University of the People at Wilmington, Delaware, has been granted status as an out-of-state institution with no physical presence in Indiana authorized to enroll and offer online instruction or distance education to Indiana residents delivered from a campus in another state in accordance with Indiana Administrative Code IC 21-18.5-6-12.
UoPeople is authorized by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, (NPEC), Phone: (770) 414-3300, Fax: (770) 414-3309, Address: 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220, TUCKER, GA 30084, https://gnpec.georgia.gov.