Distance Education Accrediting Commission - (DEAC)
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)
Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)
Recognized by
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
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Washington, DC 20036
United States
The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of February 2025, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.
- Harrison Middleton University - Tempe, AZ
- Hollywood Education Institute - Los Angeles, CA
- Hondros College of Business - Westerville, OH
- Humboldt International University - Miami, FL
- ICS Canada - Westmount, QC
- Jose Maria Vargas University - Pembroke Pines, FL
- Kaho'iwai Center for Adult Teaching and Learning - Waimea, HI
- Lakewood University - Cleveland Heights, OH
- Laurus College - Santa Maria, CA
- Lionel University - Carpinteria, CA
- Madison School of Healthcare - Norcross, GA
- Martinsburg College - Martinsburg, WV
- MIU City University Miami - Miami, FL
- Modern Gun School - Wilmington, DE
- Moreland University - Washington, DC
- National Paralegal College - Phoenix, AZ
- National Tax Training School - Mahwah, NJ
- NationsUniversity - New Orleans, LA
- Newlane University - Lehi, UT
- Nexford University - Washington, DC
- Patten University - Oakland, CA
- PCDI Canada - Hamilton, ON
- Penn Foster Career School - Scranton, PA
- Penn Foster College - Scottsdale, AZ
- Quantic School of Business and Technology - Washington, DC
- Redemption Seminary - Mesa, AZ
- Rhombus University - La Mesa, CA
- Rockbridge Seminary - Springfield, MO
- Saint Athanasius and Saint Cyril Coptic Orthodox Theological School - Newport Beach, CA
- San Diego Global Knowledge University - San Diego, CA
- San Ignacio University - Doral, FL
- Sessions College for Professional Design - Tempe, AZ
- Setanta College - Dublin, D
- Sonoran Desert Institute - Tempe, AZ
- Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine - Santa Fe, NM