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| National and Specialized Accreditation | National accreditation
National accreditation usually focuses on an entire institution, but these institutions tend to have a narrowly focused mission or deli very model and not institutions with a large variety of different programs. According to the latest CHEA information there are currently six recognized national accrediting agencies within the United States and they are:
1. The Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (AABC)
Association for Biblical Higher Education is recognized as a national accrediting agency by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the successor of the Council on Postsecondary Education (COPA), and subsequently the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation (CORPA).
ABHE is also listed by the United States Department of Education as a recognized agency for biblical higher education. This recognition extends as well to ABHE’s candidate institutions. The Association’s member institutions are recognized by the Department of Justice, the Veteran’s Administration, and other relevant federal agencies in the United States. There is no federal department for education in Canada.
Finally, ABHE is recognized by the the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education, the theological education affiliate of the World Evangelical Alliance. The Council is a global community sponsored by eight continental/regional associations of theological schools.
2. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
The Accrediting Commission is recognized by the Secretary of Education as the national institutional accrediting body postsecondary institutions offering programs primarily by the distance education method up through the First Professional degree level.
Accreditation by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council currently enables an institution of postsecondary education to establish eligibility to participate in the Distance Education Demonstration Program administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
Until and unless the Federal law (the Higher Education Amendments of 1965, or H.E.A.) is amended to permit fully distance education to become eligible, DETC’s scope of recognition currently does not extend to accreditation of institutions of postsecondary education to enable them to establish eligibility to participate in any HEA programs, i.e., Title IV federal student loans or Pell Grants, Lifelong Learning Tax Credits, and Hope Scholarships.
3. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
ACICS, a non-profit education corporation, is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education as an independent and autonomous national accrediting body that accredits institutions of higher education offering programs of study through the master's degree level.
The scope of ACICS recognition by the Secretary is defined as accreditation of private post secondary institutions offering programs that are designed to train and educate persons for careers or professions where business applications or doctrines, supervisory or management techniques, professional or paraprofessional applications, and other business-related applications support or constitute the career.
4. Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS)
5. The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada(ATS)
The Association of Theological Schools, through its Commission on Accrediting, is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education for the accreditation and pre-accreditation of freestanding theological schools, as well as schools affiliated with larger institutions, that offer graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology. ATS is also recognized by the current non-governmental organization in the U.S. that provides the venue for recognition of accrediting bodies, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
ATS accreditation is governed by standards adopted by the Association. These standards cover a broad range of institutional issues and require the approval of degree programs offered by member schools. All decisions regarding accredited status are made by the Commission on Accrediting, which is elected by the ATS membership and meets semi-annually. The work of the Commission and ATS accreditation in general are conducted according to procedures formally adopted by the Association. The standards of accreditation and the procedures are published both in the following electronic format and as Part 1 of the ATS Bulletin.
6. The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools Accreditation Commission) (TRACS)
TRACS was established in 1979 to promote the welfare, interests, and development of postsecondary institutions, whose mission is characterized by a distinctly Christian purpose, as defined in our Foundational Standards. TRACS encourages each affiliated institution to develop its own distinctives, while providing quality postsecondary education within the context of spiritual development. TRACS institutions place emphasis on high academic standards as well as Christian values.
Today, TRACS provides academic accreditation to many of America's finest Christian institutions of higher learning.
Specialized Accreditation
These accrediting agencies evaluate individualized programs within an institution that may or may not have regional accreditation for the entire institution.
Programs such as law, medicine, pharmacy and business are examples of programs requiring specialized accreditation. The list of specialized accrediting agencies is too large to print within this publication. To see a list please visit either the United States Department of Educationor Council on Higher Education Accreditation websites.
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