Regional Accrediting Organizations

Regional 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 majority of institutions or programs each accredits are degree-granting.

Regional accrediting organizations by type.

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

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Mac Powell, President
428 J Street, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 415-506-0234
Fax: 415-506-0238
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.accjc.org
Initially recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2003

CHEA Recognized Scope of Accreditation
ACCJC accredits institutions in the United States, its territories, and affiliates, with a primary mission of granting associate degrees; institutions accredited by ACCJC may also award certificates and other credentials, including bachelor’s degrees if those credentials are within the institution’s mission and authorized by their governmental authorities. ACCJC may also accredit non-domestic institutions, which have as a primary mission, the granting of associate degrees. (2024)

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

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Barbara Gellman-Danley, President
230 South LaSalle, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1413
Phone: 312-263-0456
Fax: 312-263-7462
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: https://www.hlcommission.org/
Initially recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2003

CHEA Recognized Scope of Accreditation
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)

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

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Jeff Fox, Interim President
8060 165th Avenue, Suite #100
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: 452-558-4224
Fax: 425-376-0596
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.nwccu.org
Initially recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, May 2001

CHEA Recognized Scope of Accreditation
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. (2019)

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

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Belle S. Wheelan, President
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404-679-4500
Fax: 404-679-4528
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.sacscoc.org
Initially recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, January 2003

CHEA Recognized Scope of Accreditation
SACSCOC is an accrediting and pre-accrediting body for degree-granting institutions in the United States and internationally that offer post-secondary education programs, including via distance and correspondence education within these institutions. (2024)