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American Sentinel University offers more than 20 online degree programs in technology, business, healthcare, and criminal justice. They also offer industry certification programs. The school’s American College of Computer & Information Science was licensed in 1998 and in 2000, the American Graduate School of Management was licensed. Enrollment is open several times a month and students can complete their courses in either 8 or 12-week terms. American Sentinel University is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council, a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Founded as Vanderbilt University’s Technology Company by academic and business leaders such as Joe B. Wyatt, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University and CEO of American Sentinel University, Dr. Richard W. Oliver, an award-winning professor at Vanderbilt University. As an online university, students can access their grades and course, communicate with faculty and fellow students, and work with course-specific services as they work toward their degree…all through the online campus. The University holds a commencement ceremony once a year.

American Sentinel University offers a variety of student services such as a mentoring program, online library, career center, and even a monthly newsletter. The “strategic intent” of the University is to simply nurture the talent of their students by creating opportunities where talent can thrive in all students, alumni, faculty, and staff. With more than fifty full and part-time faculty, staff works to create degree programs that are constantly changing to deliver high-quality and innovative information to students that value a non-traditional approach to education.

Quick Facts
# American Sentinel University has students in more than 120 countries

# IT-related courses include professional software used in the industry so students learn on the same software they will use when they complete their degree.

# American Sentinel University has more than 1,200 students and 40 full and adjunct faculty. Sixty percent of faculty have PhDs.

# While there are no on-campus residency requirements, as an online university, students are required to have Internet and e-mail access, word processing software, file compression software, a printer, and a Microsoft Windows-compatible computer.

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