Accreditors Start to Endorse Short-Term Credential Providers

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Accreditors Start to Endorse Short-Term Credential Providers (Inside Higher Ed, October 30, 2025) After years of preparation, the Higher Learning Commission is launching a new process to evaluate and endorse short-term credential providers this week, according to a Tuesday announcement from the HLC. The accreditor will be accepting applications for its first cohort of endorsed providers through Jan. 23.

An Aspiring College Accreditor Aims to Shift Power in Higher Education | American Enterprise Institute (AEI.org, October 30, 2025) The model CPHE proposes may look familiar—similar standards, similar processes—but the shift in who wields authority is profound. It would mean that the rules guiding public universities are set closer to home, by the same governments and voters who bear the costs and consequences of those institutions’ performance.

Trump Higher Education Crackdown Targets Accreditation (Bloomberg.com, October 30, 2025) Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent wants to overhaul the accreditation system that ties schools to government funds. … “Everyone should expect a dramatic overhaul of the accreditation system as it currently exists within the next year.”

President Nasser Paydar Video Series | Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA.org, October 29,2025) This five-part series explores Dr. Paydar’s vision and plans for CHEA’s work with institutions, students, accreditors, and policymakers—to strengthen public trust in higher education and enhance the value of accreditation.