Letter: CM School Accreditation Is Not a New Phenomenon

The article “CM Schools Boost Standards With First US Accreditations” (ENR 10/19 p. 17) is misleading in its title and inaccurate throughout much of the content. For the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) to state that these “are the first two undergraduate construction management programs independently accredited” ignores the fact that the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) has been independently accrediting CM programs for more than 40 years. As a former board member of ACCE, CMAA is well aware of this fact.

ACCE was established in 1974 by the Associated General Contractors, the Associated Schools of Construction and other industry groups to be an independent accreditor, promoting the construction profession in all industry sectors and for all forms of contracts. The council now accredits more than 90 programs that specialize in construction, construction management,building science and construction technology—the majority of U.S. programs, including about 14,000 undergraduate students .