USA

Educational Accrediting Organizations In The United States

 

Regional Institutional Accrediting Organizations

 

• The following are the colleges and institutions situated in various areas that come under Washington D.C. (East Coast) Jurisdiction:-

 

- New England Association of Colleges & Institution – Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE) that cover areas of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

- Middle States Association of Schools & Institution – Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) that covers areas of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. 

- North Central Association of Colleges & Schools – Higher Learning Commission (NCA-HLC) that cover areas of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin

- Southern Association Colleges & Institution, (SACS) that cover areas of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

 

 

• The following are the colleges and institutions situated in states that come under Los Angeles (West Coast Jurisdiction):-

 

- North Central Association of Colleges & Schools, Higher Learning Commission(NCA-HLC) covering areas of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming 

- Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities (NWCCU) covering areas of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington

- Western Association of Schools & Colleges – Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC-ACSCU) covering areas of California, Hawaii, and Guam 

 

 

Programs Accredited by Specialized & Professional Accrediting Organizations

 

- Society of Actuaries (SOA) – Actuarial Science

-Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (ACEJMC) – Advertising (Journalism/Mass Communication)

- Aviation Accreditation International Board (AABI) – Air traffic Management

-National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) – Architecture

-National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD) – Arts & Design/Industrial Design (Arts & Design)

- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) – Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology  

- Association for Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) – Business Administration

- American Chemical Society (ACS) – Chemistry

- Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (ACEJMC) – Cinema/Film /Video/Journalism/Mass Communication

- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) – Clinical Laboratory Sciences/Technology

- Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET) – Computer Science, Industrial Management

- Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Program (CACREP) – Counseling

- Emergency Management Institute (EMI) – Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 

- American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF) – Culinary Arts/Culinary Management 

- Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) – Dental Hygiene/Dentistry

- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) – Education/Physical Education/ TESOL-Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 

- Commission on Accreditation as Allied Health Education Program ( CAAHEP) – Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) Paramedics

- Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET) – Engineering / Engineering Technology/Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Safety

- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) /Council on Education for Public Health – Exercise Science / Exercise Physiology/Paramedics – Emergency Medical Technology

- Institute of Food Technologies (IFT) – Food Sciences 

- Forensic Sciences Education Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) – Forensic Sciences

- Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP) – Health Medical Physics 

- Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) – Healthcare Management / Health Services Administration 

- American Society for Landscape Architecture (ASLA) – Landscape Architecture 

- American Bar Association (ABA) – Law

- American Library Association (ALA) – Library

- Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) – Medicine/Sports Medicine

- American Meteorological Society (AMETSOC) – Meteorology/Atmospheric Science

- National Association of School of Music (NASM) – Music

- Joint Review Committee as Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT) – Nuclear Medicine Technology

- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) / Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) – Nursing

- American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTE) – Occupational Therapy

- Accreditation Council for Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) – Pharmaceutical Science/ Pharmacy

- Commission of Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) – Physical Therapy

- American Psychological Association (APA) – Psychology

- Council on Education Public Health (CEPH) – Public Health

- Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NSPAA) – Public Policy, Public Affair, and Administration

- Joint Review Committee as Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) – Radiological Technology 

- National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) – Recreation, Park, and Leisure Services

- Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) – Rehabilitation Education

- Committee of Accreditation for Respiratory Care (COARC) – Respiratory Therapy

- Council as Social Work Education (CSWE) – Social Work 

- National Council Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) – Special Education 

- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) – Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology

- National Association for Schools of Theater (NAST) – Theater

- Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) – Urban/City 

- American Veterinary of Medical Association (AVMA) – Veterinary Medicine

 

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