We’re proud to share that Dade Prep Academy has been awarded Cognia accreditation — an endorsement from one of the world’s leading non-profit education organizations, with a network of more than 36,000 institutions across 90 countries.
What Cognia accreditation actually means
Accreditation is the educational equivalent of a medical board certification or bar admission for lawyers: it’s an outside body confirming that an institution meets a rigorous, well-defined set of standards. For schools, those standards cover learning conditions, curriculum, leadership, policies, staff qualifications, and continuous improvement.
For families choosing a school, it’s a trustworthy signal that the school is held to the same expectations as accredited schools nationwide.
How Dade Prep earned it
Cognia’s process unfolds in three phases over roughly six years:
- Self-assessment with school leadership to identify strengths and improvement opportunities.
- External review by an assigned Cognia evaluator, who measures the school against Cognia’s performance standards and produces a formal Engagement Review Report.
- Ongoing monitoring — periodic visits and re-evaluation to ensure standards are maintained and improvement continues.
This isn’t a one-time achievement — it’s a commitment to ongoing evaluation and growth.
What it means for our families
Concretely:
- A diploma from Dade Prep carries the weight of an accredited institution.
- Credit transfers and college applications are smoother.
- The school is held to continuous improvement standards by an outside body, not just by ourselves.
Learn more
Our Accreditations page has the certificate itself plus the rest of our recognitions and partnerships. For questions, call (305) 969-9448 or visit /contact.