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

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

Rare exceptions include private loans that exceeded the cost of attendance or that were taken out for unaccredited schools. — John Csiszar, CNBC, 2 June 2026

The university will once again become unaccredited after May 15. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 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