Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)

Distance Education and Training Council Accrediting Commission (DETC)

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Regional Accrediting Organizations

National Faith-Related Accrediting Organizations

Programmatic Accrediting Organizations

National Career-Related Accrediting Organizations 2012-2013

The accrediting organizations identified in this directory are recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Recognition by CHEA affirms that the standards and processes of the accrediting organization are consistent with the academic quality, improvement and accountability expectations that CHEA has established, including the eligibility standard that the majority of institutions or programs each accredits are degree-granting.

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Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
Albert Gray, Executive Director and CEO
750 First Street NE, Suite 980
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-6780
Fax: 202-842-2593
E-mail: info@acics.org
Web: www.acics.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, September 2012

CHEA Recognized Scope of Accreditation
Accreditation of private postsecondary institutions offering certificates or diplomas, and post secondary institutions offering associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in programs designed to educate students for professional, technical, or occupational careers including those that offer those programs via distance education or internationally. (2012)

Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
Accrediting Commission
Leah Matthews, Executive Director
1601 Eighteenth Street NW, Suite 2
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-234-5100
Fax: 202-332-1386
E-mail: info@detc.org
Web: www.detc.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2001

CHEA Recognized Scope of Accreditation
The accreditation of higher learning institutions in the United States and international locations that offer programs of study that are delivered primarily by distance (51 percent or more) and award credentials at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s, first professional and professional doctoral degree level. (2010)