Universidad Azteca is a Private University with Recognition of the Official Validity of Studies awarded by the Federal Ministry of Education of the Republic and recognized by the Federal Government (SECRETARIA DE EDUCACION PUBLICA, SEP) to award University degrees.
The university offers Three Academic Systems: Traditional (on-campus), Blended Learning, and Virtual E-learning (in a real-time), and awards degrees in a variety of specializations study areas.

According to the Mexican Higher Education laws, Universidad Azteca is authorized to award degrees with RVOE for nationals, and own academic higher degrees of the university (grados propios)  without RVOE. 

Official notification of the Registry of Educational Establishments, No. 15-00084: registered in the first section of Book 71-VIII  of Educational Institutions, on page 129, as a Private Institution with Recognition of the Official Validity of Studies, awarded by the General Directorate of Higher Education of the Sub-Secretary of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Secretary of  Public Education SEP.

It also has the right to conduct distance studies and to grant the respective Academic Degrees and International Degrees in accordance with Articles 59 and 60 of the General Education Law. Azteca University periodically conducts a self-evaluation of international distance study programs in accordance with the standards of the ODLQC Open & Distance Learning Quality Council, (British)

• Azteca University has been Audited and Certified by AFQ Akademie Futurum Qualitas (Berlin, Germany) according to:
• ISO 9001:2015 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  ISO 29990:2010 LEARNING SERVICES FOR NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Azteca University received the «Mexican Institution of the Year 2013» Award during the VI Edition of the Mexico Quality Summit organized by the Latin American Quality Institute (LAQI), thus obtaining recognition for its delivery of quality and innovation in Mexico.
  In addition to the aforementioned ISO Certifications, Azteca has several international accreditations that guarantee the quality and excellence of the higher education it offers, Among these accreditations are:
• Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation by TRACCERT, Training Accreditation & Certification Organization Canada. TRACCERT is a member of the AAAC Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada and a registered Accreditation and Certification Body with the Government of Canada.
• Azteca University is certified by the LAQI Latin American Quality Institute in Quality Management Systems, receiving the Global Quality Certification by the Latin American Quality Institute (LAQI).
• Universidad Azteca European Programmes in Austria is registered by THE AGENCY FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION AQ, AUSTRIA.
• Azteca University has been registered and listed at the Berlin Ministry of Education in Germany
• Universidad Azteca European Programmes is an approved member of the European Association for Distance Learning EADL of the United Kingdom.
• From 2013 to 2017, Azteca University received the accreditation “PREMIER PROVIDER” status by ASIC, the Accreditation Service for International Colleges, Schools & Universities, based in the UK.