Frederick Taylor University


Frederick Taylor University is a state approved, but currently unaccredited although previously accredited private institution of higher learning located in Orange, California, offering undergraduate and graduate level distance education programs in business.

History

Frederick Taylor University was established in 1994 to cater to mature adult learners, 20 years or older. The University offers undergraduate and graduate distance education programs in business, leading to either a bachelors or master's degree. Students can enroll at any time throughout the year. In 2012, the New York Times reported that it is located in an office building in Moraga where it occupies a "cramped office on the second floor". The institution, in its 2017 Catalog, lists four full-time and eighteen part-time faculty members, led by Dr. Guy Langvardt, the Chief Academic Officer and Academic Dean.

Approval and accreditation status

Frederick Taylor University is approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education and appears on the current California Postsecondary Education Commission list of state-approved institutions. That authorization was from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, a predecessor agency of the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. BPPE conducted two site visits to FTU in May 2012 and April 2014
FTU is currently not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by U.S. education authorities.

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