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Throughout the world, there are efforts to ensure that those who earn a degree in engineering are receiving a comparable education. This is important both to students and potential employers. Often, students with degrees from accredited programs earn more money and are hired more readily than those with non-accredited degrees. Accreditation is the stamp of approval on a university's engineering program. Accreditation is usually based on an evaluation of an engineering program's student achievement, program improvement, faculty, curricular content, facilities, and institutional commitment. While the process differs from country to country, the end result should be the same. In addition, in most countries, accredited programs are evaluated on a continual basis to ensure that students gain comprehensive and consistent education.
