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University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GAPublic SACSCOC

AACSB business · Accounting accreditation on record

The University of West Georgia in Carrollton offers a BBA with a major in accounting and a Master of Professional Accounting through the Richards College of Business, plus a combined MPAcc/MBA.

Verified degree programs

2 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

University of West Georgia

Bachelor of Business Administration with a Major in Accounting

Bachelor'sBBADedicated degreeBachelor of Business Administration
Format: Campus · Hybrid
Location: Carrollton, GA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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University of West Georgia

Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc)

Master'sMPAccDedicated degreeAccounting graduatesMaster of Professional Accounting
Format: Campus
Location: Carrollton, GA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting
Subjects: Accounting
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1936 · next review 06/01/2030

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: Richards College of BusinessConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Richards College of BusinessConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026
  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Accounting programScope: As stated on the BBA program pageStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: westga.edu · verified October 30, 2026
  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Accounting programScope: As stated on the MPAcc program pageStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: westga.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Institutional, business-school and accounting accreditation are three different things, and one never implies another. Each record names its unit and scope as the source gives it.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in its subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).

Institution

Official name
University of West Georgia
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1601 Maple St, Carrollton, GA 30118-0001
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
6,170 of 12,728 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 26, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. westga.edu/academics/business/accounting-finance/accounting.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. westga.edu/academics/business/mpacc.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  6. westga.edu/academics/program_details.php?program_id=16 — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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