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Many people who work in Human Resources will tell you that a resume featuring a degree from a place like the University of Phoenix gets relegated immediately to the trash can.
There are options at legitimate colleges for those in your position. My suggestion is that you seek one out.
And you know how weell loved HR people are around here.
Regional Accreditation is the standard normal run of the mill accreditation for generic purposes.
there are several varieties of National Accreditation. some are for Professional purposes. ABET - The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology accredits on the national level. So a school can have it's regional accreditation, WASC Western Assocation for Schools and Colleges, and then have it's Engineering School accredited by ABET. there are National accreditation bodies for MBA schools, Med Schools, etc.
Now there are also some bogus Accreditation organizations that are claimed for accreditation by shady institutions. When I was in Staffing. I would look at the resume to see if the work history was close, then I'd check the Bachelor's degree for school. The Master's was then looked at. If either was a school I had heard of I looked up the school, and then if necessary where /who it was accredited by. If the degree or accreditaion was fishy, I went on to better candidates.
If the Bachelors was good and the Masters was from a better recognized non-traditional source, if it was one I was familiar with, I would forward it to the hiring manager, it's up to them to make the decision, they know exactly what they are looking for. I would do the winnowing out. Phoenix, National U, Readlands all can be very good programs. Depends on who the local Profs are.