CHEA Main Graphic

CHEA Board of Directors | The CHEA Chronicle |  Database of Institutions and Programs |  Upcoming Events |
CHEA 2005 Almanac |  Recognition |  CHEA Home |  About CHEA | Informing the Public |
Research & Publications |  Government Relations | Directories | International Quality Review | Degree Mills |


Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)

New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education

New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Technical and Career Institutions

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities

Please review these other CHEA directories:

National Accrediting Organizations

Specialized and Professional Accrediting Organizations

Regional Accrediting Organizations 2007-2008

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.

Click here to download the complete Directory of CHEA Recognized Organizations 2007-2008 as a pdf file.

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSCHE)
Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Jean Avnet Morse, President
3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor Annex
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 267-284-5000
Fax: 215-662-5501
E-mail: info@msche.org
Web: www.msche.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, April 2002

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE)
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education

Barbara E. Brittingham, Director
209 Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Phone: 781-271-0022
Fax: 781-271-0950
E-mail: CIHE@neasc.org
Web: www.neasc.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, April 2002

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CTCI)
Commission on Technical and Career Institutions

Paul Bento, Director
William C. Warren, Associate Director of Degree Institutions
209 Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Phone: 781-271-0022
Fax: 781-271-0950
E-mail: pbento@neasc.org
E-mail: wwarren@neasc.org
Web: www.neasc.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2001

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA-HLC)
The Higher Learning Commission

Steven D. Crow, President
30 North LaSalle, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-263-0456
Fax: 312-263-7462
E-mail: info@hlcommission.org
Web: www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2003

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Sandra E. Elman, President
8060 165th Avenue, NE, Suite 100
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: 425-558-4224
Fax: 425-376-0596
E-mail: selman@nwccu.org
Web: www.nwccu.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, May 2001

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Commission on Colleges

Belle S. Wheelan, President
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404-679-4500
Fax: 404-679-4528
E-mail: bwheelan@sacscoc.org
Web: www.sacscoc.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2003

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC-ACCJC)
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Barbara A. Beno, President
10 Commercial Boulevard, Suite 204
Novato, CA 94949
Phone: 415-506-0234
Fax: 415-506-0238
E-mail: accjc@accjc.org
Web: www.accjc.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2003

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC-ACSCU)
Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities

Ralph A. Wolff, President and Executive Director
985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: 510-748-9001
Fax: 510-748-9797
E-mail: wascsr@wascsenior.org
Web: www.wascweb.org
Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2003


   

One Dupont Circle NW • Suite 510
Washington DC 20036-1135
(tel) 202-955-6126
(fax) 202-955-6129
chea@chea.org
Last Modified: 11/5/2007

©2008 Council for Higher Education Accreditation. All rights reserved.