Associate degree-granting institutions, with authorization to approve career or technically oriented baccalaureate degrees, in colleges in California, Hawaii, the Territories of Guam and American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. (2019)

ACCSC accredits post-secondary institutions in the United States and internationally that offer non-degree programs and degree programs, including those granting associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees that are predominantly organized to educate students in career-oriented areas of study to include institutions that offer distance education. (2025)

The purpose of CIEES is "to contribute to the enhancement of quality and the continuous improvement of higher education offered in the country and abroad through inter-institutional evaluation, conducted by academic peers, of educational programs and the functions of Higher Education Institutions" (Estatutos CIEES 2024, art. 5). The evaluation activity for accreditation purposes carried out by CIEES encompasses both public and private higher education institutions, as well as educational programs classified within levels 5 to 8 of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED, 2011) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This activity extends from Mexico to Latin America, with a significant presence in countries such as Peru and Bolivia. (2026)

This organization is recognized only by CHEA and not USDE.

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)

Degree granting institutions of higher education incorporated in or operating under federal authority in, the United States; and that have a substantial presence, as defined elsewhere in HLC policy, in the United States. This includes degree granting institutions operating within federally authorized sovereign nations that are authorized (licensed) by the same any state within the United States or such federally authorized sovereign nation to award higher degrees (including associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees (both research and professional). (2021)

Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), established under Law No 08/L-110 and the Law on Higher Education No. 04/L-037, is the sole official national authority for quality assurance in higher education in the Republic of Kosovo. It carries out institutional and programmatic accreditation of public, private, and non-profit higher education institutions, covering academic study programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. KAA’s activities are conducted exclusively within the geographic territory of the Republic of Kosovo. Accreditation applies solely to degree-granting programs at the bachelor’s level and above; non-degree programs are excluded from the scope. KAA also validates international accreditations granted by ENQA and CHEA-recognized authorities. (2026)

This organization is recognized only by CHEA and not USDE.

The accreditation and preaccreditation (Candidacy status) of postsecondary degree-granting educational institutions in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and internationally, and the accreditation of programs offered via distance education within these institutions.