unaccredited

adjective

un·​ac·​cred·​it·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈkre-də-təd 

: not recognized as meeting prescribed standards or requirements : not accredited

an unaccredited institution

As the school was unaccredited and still didn't offer degrees (as opposed to certificates), they were ineligible for federal loans.

—Leslie Spenser

Examples of unaccredited in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The schools are then ranked on a star system and excluded if they are unaccredited, fail specific financial-responsibility metrics, or have a high percentage of graduates defaulting on their student loans. — Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 22 July 2026

In Texas — the state with the most veterans — VA relies on a state agency, the Texas Veterans Commission, to approve unaccredited trade schools under the GI Bill and review the qualifications of applicants. — Andrew Ba Tran, Washington Post, 22 July 2026

As a start-up high school, it is unaccredited. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

The Commission for Independent Education, a division of the Florida Department of Education that oversees unaccredited colleges like Carleen, voted to close the entire school, which also offered other programs. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unaccredited

• acquitted
• admitted
• befitted
• committed
• emitted
• omitted
• outfitted
• outwitted
• permitted
• refitted
• remitted
• submitted