Yeah, and I agree that kinda sucks. The whole credentialing thing sometimes filters out those who should be in a program. It's part of why non-credentialed programs may have an advantage these days. They are released from a lot of administrative baggage and they can take who they want. Being a credentialed school limits some of the opportunities to run a scam operation (Trump University, for example, or Concordia), but one should probably do due diligence on the merits of any program - credentialed or not.

I love being part of a public university, though, and (because the school is subsidized by city and state tax) the cost to students is much lower than if I were trying to do this as an independent entity.