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| Regional Accreditation | There are six regional accrediting associations in the United States whose primary purpose is the accreditation of educational institutions, including public and private schools, colleges, and universities. The six regional accrediting associations are:
the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,
the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Each accrediting association is responsible for accrediting educational institutions in a particular area of the United States and, in some cases, other geographic areas.
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools accredits educational institutions in the following areas: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges has two separate commissions that accredit schools: The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education and the Commission on Technical and Career Institutions. These Commissions oversee the accreditation of institutions in the following areas: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accredits educational institutions in the following areas: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
The Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges accredits educational institutions in the following areas: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
Southern Association of Schools and Colleges
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accredits educational institutions in the following areas: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Caroline, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges authorizes two distinct commissions that accredit schools: the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. These Commissions oversee the accreditation of colleges in the following areas: American Samoa, California, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and Hawaii.
Other Institutional Accrediting Agencies are
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) , Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), Distance Education and Training Council .
In addition to the six regional accrediting associations and other institutional accrediting agencies, there are many professional accrediting agencies that are responsible for accrediting specific programs. Although an educational institution may be regionally accredited by one of the institutional accrediting associations listed above, this does not guarantee that all of its programs are accredited. When applying to a specific professional program at an educational institution, it is advisable to find out in advance if the institution and program are both accredited by the appropriate accrediting agencies.
Global Distance Learning Associations:
Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA), Norwegian Association for Distance Education (NADE), European Distance Education Network (EDEN), The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE).
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