While the Doctor of Business Administration and the Doctor of Computer Engineering was approved through ACICS, the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation only recognized ACICS' scope of accreditation through the master's degree level.
NPU is recognized by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) as an institution exempted from the rules and regulations under the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009[REF] based on qualifications under section 94874(j).