Aviva Institute is registered as a private institution with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to sections 136A.61 to 136A.71 Registration is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not be transferred to all other institutions.
Aviva Institute is not accredited at this time, but it was designed to meet or exceed the standards for accreditation from US Department of Education-approved agencies that specialize in Direct Entry Midwifery, Lactation and Distance Education. We are currently evaluating our accreditation options.
One of our primary goals is to provide financially accessible education, specifically eligibility for Title IV funds, the Federal Financial Aid program. For new schools, this is a lengthy process, which begins with accreditation.
While accreditation is a tool toward assuring the quality of educational programs, and is useful for transfer to other educational institutions, it is only one tool. We believe the unique model we have developed will be setting the standards for community-based health education in the future.
