AccreditationsWhat do accreditations mean to a DCT student or graduate?
By enrolling at DCT (which has earned several international external accreditations) as compared to other schools that are not equally recognized or that are only self-certified, you can be confident that you are being properly prepared for the professional world of today and tomorrow. Equally important is the fact that, if you choose to continue your studies, you will receive full transfer consideration to any top university or college worldwide! Your future will not be limited to a small list of schools that have agreed to recognize courses from an unaccredited school.
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New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) One of the five top-level accrediting
bodies in the USA, NEASC is the country's oldest regional accrediting
association. Its mission is to establish and maintain high standards
for all levels of education. NEASC serves more than 2,000 public and
independent schools, colleges and universities in the northeastern US,
plus schools in more than 65 nations worldwide. DCT has earned full
NEASC accreditation at the Diploma level through the Commission on
Technical and Career Institutions. For more about NEASC, neasc.org. |
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Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) DCT’s Advanced Diploma in Hotel & Tourism Management is fully accredited by the Association
of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs in the USA. The ACBSP
mission is to advance excellence in teaching, and to encourage
creativity and innovation. This accreditation allows students to
transfer DCT credits to over 500 business schools and universities
worldwide and verifies the international quality standards of DCT’s
programs. For more about ACBSP, click here. |
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Swiss Hotel Schools Association (ASEH) DCT is institutionally accredited by
the Swiss Hotel Schools Association, or Association Suisse des Écoles
Hôtelières (ASEH), which was formed by the leading Swiss hotel schools
and is committed to maintaining high quality educational and
professional standards. To become an ASEH member, each school must
successfully complete a rigorous verification process, meeting over 100
membership criteria. ASEH ensures that member schools continue to meet
these quality standards through regular re-evaluation. For more about
ASEH, click here. |
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American Culinary Federation (ACF) DCT’s Advanced Diploma in European
Culinary Management was the first program outside the USA to earn full
accreditation by the American Culinary Federation’s Accrediting
Commission. Today DCT’s Associate’s Degree program is one of only 22
programs – and the only one outside North America – designated by ACF
as an “Exemplary Program”. This top ACF accreditation not only verifies
the overall quality and completeness of the program, but it also allows
students to count credits earned toward establishing or maintaining
their own ACF certification. For more about ACF, click here. |
DCT and its faculty members stay up-to-date through memberships in a variety of professional organizations including:
- American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)
- World Association of Chefs' Societies (WACS)
- Schweizer Kochverband (Swiss Chefs)
- Berufsverband Restauration (Swiss Restaurants)
- International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA)
- International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE)
- American Library Association (ALA)
- American Culinary Federation (ACF)
- European Culinary Hertitage Fund (Euro Toques)
