About American Sentinel University American Sentinel University exists to enable our students to achieve their educational and professional goals. Our high quality online degree programs have been designed so that our students can maximize their Return on Learning. American Sentinel's educational approach is backed by top leaders in higher education in North America. American Sentinel was founded as a Vanderbilt University Technology Company by nationally recognized academic and business leaders, including Joe B. Wyatt, Chancellor Emeritus of Vanderbilt University and Dr. Richard W. Oliver, CEO of American Sentinel University (author of several management books, former VP Marketing for Nortel, and award-winning professor at Vanderbilt University). American Sentinel American Sentinel University (American Sentinel) was formed in February of 2006 by combining the educational operations of three existing nationally-accredited (Distance Education and Training Council; DETC) institutions: the American Graduate School of Management (AGSM), Denver, Colorado; Sentinel University (Sentinel), Denver, Colorado; and the American College of Computer and Information Sciences (ACCIS), Birmingham Alabama. Accredited: Distance Education & Training Council. Nursing degrees accredited by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)