Although it is based in the United States, Atlantic International University is not accredited by any recognized
United States accreditation agency. It is accredited by the
Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities, but this is only for visa purposes; degrees offered by Atlantic International University are not officially recognized in the
United Kingdom. Atlantic International University was formerly accredited by
Accrediting Commission International. Accrediting Commission International is an accreditation mill and was established after the International Accrediting Commission, another accreditation mill, was shut down by the
State of Missouri for fraud. Atlantic International University degrees have also been listed as substandard or fraudulent in countries outside the United States, including
Ghana,
Nigeria (in relation to a branch in
Okija), and
Oman. It has been characterized as a
degree mill, and its degrees have been widely dismissed as "fake." ==Notable alumni==