<p>This is an old post but since I’m a SCAD student who knows a bit about this, SCAD is not accredited by NASAD because there are certain criterias the courses have to fit to be accredited and not all courses SCAD offers fall under those available. It is by choice that SCAD chooses not to be accredited by NASAD BUT it is accredited by SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)</p>
<p>One stated answer in another forum in 2008 by a certain Taylor Welden said (in exact quotation)</p>
<p>“SCAD did look into NASAD accreditation. NASAD allows public universities to get accreditation for just one school/department within the University. For private schools they require the entire school to get NASAD accreditation. There were other schools (performing arts, painting, graphic, interaction, game development, etc, etc) within SCAD that did not want to do this so the Industrial Design Department was unable.”</p>