CHEA-Recognized Accrediting Organizations
Directory of CHEA-Recognized Accrediting Organizations
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 institutions or programs each accredits are degree-granting.
Colleges or universities that offer a range of programs leading to associate, bachelors, masters and professional doctoral degrees may be accredited by an institutional accrediting organization. These organizations evaluate and accredit the entire institution rather than individual programs or schools. Some institutional accreditors also have a specific focus, such as a specific religious tradition.
In addition to those organizations identified below as Institutional Accrediting Organizations, some accreditors fall under a specialized category known as National Faith-Related Accrediting Organizations.
Programmatic accrediting organizations accredit a specialized or professional program within a college or university (or in some instances, the entire institution). Completion of a program accredited by a programmatic accrediting organization may be required to become licensed or certified to work in the profession. The following is a list of specialized accrediting organizations:
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