Despite the fact that engineering is a rather practical subject,online engineering schools are fairly common and presently offerassociate degrees, bachelor’s degrees and master’s degreesonline.As for any type of online school, accreditation is extremelyimportant for an online engineering school as, without it, theschool’s students run the risk of their degree not being recognizedby professional engineering bodies. A student who is about to signup for a course at any online school of engineering shouldtherefore check whether the school is accredited - and, if so, bywhich associations - before signing on the dotted line. Onlineengineering schools can be accredited by professional associationslike The Higher Learning Commission and the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of the Accreditation