aache accreditation commission

In 2005 Leadership Logic Consulting (LLC) began investigating the possibility of an appropriate accrediting agency and in 2007, after transitioning the training for Information Technology, found that none of them dealt with accrediting Mission Critical schools. LLC was more concerned with the selection and recommendation of curriculum than institutional accreditation.

The atmosphere of disarray and battle between the recognized secular authority and the Federal Department of Education spawned the incorporation of new accrediting associations that did not recognize the disparity of IT/Data Center/Mission Critical education.

In the late 2000’s LLC began to discuss with its teaching alliances the possibility of forming an accrediting association that could address the issue of curriculum and non-traditional education in the field of IT/Data Center/Mission Critical as a singular and new issue derived from institutional accreditation.

In 2012 preliminary plans were made and Advancing Academia Commission for Higher Education (AACHE) was formed as an unincorporated alliance in 2013. It was determined that traditionally accredited institutions and the accrediting process had not focused on IT/Data Center/Mission Critical concentric education, and except for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) and Industry Associations, no formal process has encouraged the influence of this education and curriculum throughout our educational system.

LLC launched the Advancing Achievers Technology Center (AATC) in 2013. Then, AATC developed a Board of Regents in 2014, an On-Line Campus, and in February of 2015 conducted its first honorary degree recognition program. In 2016 the training center model started the process of transitioning to a Technology Mission Critical University System, anticipating a campus located at a data center facility in South Carolina. Currently, the AACHE Accreditation Commission is considering filing for DOE Federal Recognition for its unique role in Mission Critical and Data Center concentric education, however this may not be necessary.

“AACHE and AATC exists to serve the educational aspects for the ever-changing technologies and systems used in the data center and critical equipment industry using a more formal approach. We aim to serve as a catalyst in supporting a network of teaching alliances that currently offer informal and semi-formal training. 

Our desire is to create a consortium of collaborative relationships within today’s data center industry; (e.g., Mission Critical, EGSA, 7x24 Exchange, Data Center Knowledge, etc.), and capturing the information from these venues, including field training, research, and other ancillary training programs offered by OEM’s; and transitioning them into a formal education that can be disseminated through any university system.”  

- Dr. Tim O. Paal, Chairman, Group CEO

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