List of recognized

higher education
accreditation
organizations

This is a list of recognized higher

education related accreditation
organizations. The list includes agencies
and organizations that play a role in higher
education accreditation and which are
recognized by the appropriate
governmental authorities.

International
The International Network for Quality
Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
(INQAAHE) is a global association of
quality assurance organizations, both
governmental and non-governmental. It
was founded in 1991 with 8 member
organizations and now has over 280.[1] It
defines its role as "to promote and
advance excellence in higher education
through the support of an active
international community of quality
assurance agencies".[2] Its membership
list is available online.[3]

The United States-based Council for

Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (a
non-governmental organization) maintains
an International Directory which "contains
contact information about 467 quality
assurance bodies, accreditation bodies
and Ministries of Education in 175
countries. The quality assurance and
accreditation bodies have been authorized
to operate by their respective governments
either as agencies of the government or as
private (nongovernmental)
organizations."[4]
Europe
The European Association for Quality
Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)
disseminates information, experiences
and good practices in the field of quality
assurance (QA) in higher education to QA
agencies, public authorities and higher
education institutions in the European
Higher Education Area.[5] It is a
membership organization, comprising 51
agencies in 28 countries,[6] and was
established in 2000 following a
recommendation from the Council of the
European Union in 1998.[7]
The European Quality Assurance Register
for Higher Education (EQAR) was
established by ENQA, the European
Students' Union (ESI), the European
University Association (EUA) and the
European Association of Institutions in
Higher Education (EURASHE) – the
European representative bodies of quality
assurance agencies, students, universities
and other higher education institutions –
to increase the transparency of quality
assurance in higher education across
Europe. EQAR publishes and manages a
register of quality assurance agencies that
substantially comply with the European
Standards and Guidelines for Quality
Assurance (ESG) to provide the public with
clear and reliable information on quality
assurance agencies operating in Europe.
The register is web-based and freely
accessible.[8]

ENIC – NARIC comprises all countries of

Europe (including the Holy See and thus all
Pontifical Universities worldwide) as well
as Australia, Canada, Israel, the United
States of America and New Zealand.[9] The
website also provides information on the
higher education systems of the member
countries and the accreditation agencies
To implement the Lisbon Recognition
Convention and, in general, to develop
policy and practice for the recognition of
qualifications, the Council of Europe and
UNESCO have established the ENIC
Network (European Network of National
Information Centres on academic
recognition and mobility). The Council of
Europe and UNESCO/CEPES jointly provide
the Secretariat for the ENIC Network. The
ENIC Network cooperates closely with the
NARIC Network of the European Union.
The Network is made up of the national
information centres of the States party to
the European Cultural Convention or the
UNESCO Europe Region. An ENIC is a body
set up by the national authorities. While
the size and specific competence of ENIC
may vary, they will generally provide
information on: – the recognition of
foreign diplomas, degrees and other
qualifications; – education systems in
both foreign countries and the ENIC's own
country; – opportunities for studying
abroad, including information on loans and
scholarships, as well as advice on
practical questions related to mobility and
equivalence.

The NARIC (National Academic

Recognition Information Centre) network
is an initiative of the European
Commission and was created in 1984. The
network aims at improving academic
recognition of diplomas and periods of
study in the Member States of the
European Union (EU) countries, the
European Economic Area (EEA) countries
and Turkey. The network is part of the
Community's Lifelong Learning
Programme (LLP), which stimulates the
mobility of students and staff between
higher education institutions in these
countries. All member countries have
designated national centres, the purpose
of which is to assist in promoting the
mobility of students, teachers and
researchers by providing authoritative
advice and information concerning the
academic recognition of diplomas and
periods of study undertaken in other
States. The main users of this service are
higher education institutions, students and
their advisers, parents, teachers and
prospective employers. The NARICs were
designated by the Ministries of Education
in the respective countries, but the status
and the scope of work of individual
NARICs may differ. In the majority of
States, institutions of higher education are
autonomous, taking their own decisions
on the admission of foreign students and
the exemption of parts of courses of study
programmes that students may be granted
on the basis of education undertaken
abroad. As a result, most NARICs do not
take a decision, but offer on request
information and advice on foreign
education systems and qualifications.

Finland …

Universities may be founded or accredited

only by an Act of Parliament.[10] Vocational
universities may be accredited by the
Government of Finland, and governed
through the Ministry of Education.

Germany …
The Standing Conference of the Ministers
of Education and Cultural Affairs of the
Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany
(Kultusministerkonferenz or KMK) was
founded in 1948 by an agreement between
the states of the Federal Republic of
Germany.[11] Among its core
responsibilities, the KMK ensures quality
development and continuity in tertiary
education.[12] Bachelor and Master
programs must be accredited in
accordance to a resolution of the
Kultusministerkonerenz.[13]

The German Council of Science and

Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) was
founded on September 5, 1957, and
conducts institutional accreditation of
private and religious universities since
2001.[14]

The Foundation for the Accreditation of

Study Programs in Germany or
Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat)
was created in a KMK resolution on
October 15, 2004.[15] The Accreditation
Council certifies accreditation agencies
and establishes guidelines and criteria for
program and system accreditation.[16]
There are currently ten certified
agencies.[17]
AHPGS – Accreditation Agency for
Study Programs in Special Education,
Care, Health Sciences and Social Work
AKAST – Agency for Quality Assurance
and Accreditation of Canonical Study
Programs
ACQUIN – Accreditation, Certification
and Quality Assurance Institute
AQAS – Agency for Quality Assurance
by Accreditation of Study Programs
AQ Austria – Agency for Quality
Assurance and Accreditation Austria
ASIIN – Accreditation Agency for
Degree Programs in Engineering,
 Informatics/Computer Science, the
Natural Sciences and Mathematics
evalag – Evaluation Agency Baden-
Württemberg
FIBAA – Foundation for International
Business Administration Accreditation
OAQ – Swiss Center of Accreditation
and Quality Assurance in Higher
Education
ZEvA – Central Evaluation- and
Accreditation Agency

These agencies accredit programs of

study for Bachelor and master's degrees
and quality management systems (system
accreditation) from state or state
recognized Higher Education institutions
in Germany and abroad.[18] AKAST only
accredit programs of study.

Italy …

Since at least 1933 ( "R.D. 31 agosto 1933,

n. 1592.",Law of higher education) the
Italian state controls the use of the name
"Universita" for an institution. This law, and
successive modifications, report a list on
University, Schools, budget and human
resources for each University. Table D, and
successive modifications, reports the
exact number of lecturer for each
University and School. The Universities
were under the control of Government and
Parlament, e.g. all new lecturerships must
be established by law. The Law
"8_marzo_1999,_n._50" (called Bassanini
Quater) delegate to the Minister of
University and Investigation the
supervision of Universities. The system
involves two separate but correlated
programs that were instituted at the same
time: First, each University went through a
four-step process to adopt and approve its
own Regolamenti Didattici di Ateneo
(RDA). The RDA establishes the rules for
the organization of teaching at the
university, including establishing the
requirements and objectives of each
degree program, the curricula, credits
awarded and requirements and objectives
of examinations. The RDA's were
developed in consultation with
representatives of the individual university,
the regional coordinating committee
(CRC), employers and the National
University Council and are ultimately
approved by the Ministry of Education
(MIUR). Second, a series of formal,
objective standards was adopted as
minimum requirements for approval of any
programs.

In addition, there are other forms of

accreditation in Italy. These include: (i)
accreditation of degree programs in
engineering by the Council of Presidents
of the Italian Faculties of Engineering
called SINAI, a national system for
accrediting such programs; (ii)
accreditation of MBA programs by the
independent agency, Association for
Business Management Training
(ASFOR)and (iii) a program for
accreditation of non-state university
programs, which, since 1996, as involved a
process of formal legal approval, involving
an independent review by the National
Committee for Evaluation of the University
System (CNVSU) and then issuance of a
formal ministerial decree approving by the
issuance of degrees by the university.

Spain …

In Spain, ANECA or Agencia Nacional de la

Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación
(National Agency for Quality Assessment
and Accreditation) is the authorised
national body responsible for the quality of
the Spanish high education system.[19] It
was created as a foundation in 2002 by
the Cabinet of Spain under the Organic
Law of Universities.

United Kingdom …
Under the Education Reform Act 1988 it is
illegal to offer a degree or qualification
that implies it is a degree, unless the
institution offering it is authorised by a
Royal Charter or by or under an Act of
Parliament, or is acting on behalf of an
institution so authorised, or the award has
been specifically designated by order of
the Secretary of State.[20] The government
maintains lists of "recognised bodies" that
have the right to grant UK degrees,[21] and
of "listed bodies" that offer courses
validated by a recognised body and
leading to degrees of that body.[22] UK
institutions offering courses leading to
degrees are subject to quality assurance
by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).[23]
The QAA is a member of INQAAHE and
ENQA.[3][6] Higher Education Degree
Datacheck is the official service for
validating British degrees and
authenticating universities.

Professional degrees may be accredited

by professional, statutory and regulatory
bodies to ensure they meet the
educational standards for professional
licensure; a list of accrediting bodies
recognised by the government is
maintained by the Higher Education
Statistics Agency.[24][25]
For non-degree qualifications, including
courses at the higher education level, there
are four public accrediting bodies for the
four countries of the United Kingdom.
These are:

Ofqual in England
Qualifications Wales
The Council for the Curriculum,
Examinations & Assessment in Northern
Ireland
The Scottish Qualifications Authority

All qualifications accredited by these

bodies will have a level and a credit value
on the Regulated Qualifications
Framework (England and Northern
Ireland), the Credit and Qualifications
Framework for Wales, or the Scottish
Credit and Qualifications Framework.
Bodies with accredited qualifications, such
as City & Guilds, may themselves accredit
education providers to deliver courses
leading to these qualifications.

There are, additionally, four bodies offering

institutional accreditation for private
colleges that are recognized by the UK
government for visa purposes:[26]

The Accreditation Service for

International Colleges (ASIC) for
independent colleges in UK and colleges
and universities worldwide. ASIC is an
affiliate of ENQA.[27]
The British Accreditation Council (BAC)
for independent higher education and
further education institutions across the
UK. BAC is also a member of INQAAHE
and ENQA.[3][6]
Accreditation UK, part of the British
Council (a non-departmental public body
sponsored by the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office[28]), for English
language schools only[29]
The Accreditation Body for Language
Services (ABLS) for English language
 schools[30]

Additionally, the Open and Distance

Learning Quality Council (ODLQC) was
established by the government in 1969 as
the Council for the Accreditation of
Correspondence Colleges and took its
current name in 1995. It is now an
independent body that accredits home
study, distance learning and online
learning providers.[31]

Switzerland …

EduQua – Swiss quality label for further

education institutions
It is the Swiss national quality assurance
body and the first Swiss quality label
geared towards adult continuing education
founded in 2000. EduQua is an
accreditation body recognized and
supported by the Swiss Confederate
Government.

Ghana
The Independent Security Council (ISC),
Ghana Medical Association (GMA),
Pharmacy Council, and General Legal
Council (GLC) are the most notable and
recognised professional bodies in Ghana.
Though the GMA and GLC may effectively
represent the government of Ghana, the
Independent Security Council is the official
non-governmental Body established with
the mandate to provide security training;
award and accredit security programs.
Unlike the GMA and GLC, the Independent
Security Council academically partner with
universities with security-focused
departments with the aim of offering such
universities courses to local citizens.

Other government recognised professional

Bodies like Council for Technical and
Vocational Education and Training
(COTVET), Engineering Council of Ghana,
National Board for Professional and
Technician Examination, and National
Council for Tertiary Education are
mandated with level of regulatory status in
specific fields of respective practices.

Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Council for
Accreditation of Academic and Vocational
Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) conducts
accreditation under an ordinance that took
effect on 1 October 2007.[32] The former
Hong Kong Council for Academic
Accreditation was replaced by this new
authority. The HKCAAVQ maintains a list
of accredited programs[33] and programs
accredited by the HKCAAVQ also may be
entered into Hong Kong's Qualifications
Register.[34]

Hong Kong Bar Association

Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of
Academic and Vocational Qualifications

India
Universities in India are created
constitutionally, through government
action. Institutions "which are not
established under either Central or State or
UGC Act" are labeled "fake
universities/vishwavidyalayas" and lack
authority to grant degrees.[35]
Recognition or accreditation of courses of
study is under the authority of a set of
professional councils established by
statute and other autonomous
coordinative or regulatory bodies
established or recognized by the University
Grants Commission:[36]

National Board of Accreditation (NBA)

Quality Council of India (QCI)
Distance Education Council (DEC)
National Council for Teacher Education
(NCTE)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR)
Bar Council of India (BCI)
Scientific Institute and Research
Organizations (SIROs)

National Council for Teacher Education

(NCTE)
Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)
Medical Council of India (MCI)
Pharmacy Council Of India (PCI)
Indian Nursing Council (INC)
Aiipphs State Government University
Delhi (ADU)
National Council for Indian Education
(NCIE)
 Dental Council of India (DCI)
Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH)
Central Council of Indian Medicine
(CCIM)
National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC)
Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD)
Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
Indian Maritime University(IMU)
Indira Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU)

Malaysia
In Malaysia, the Malaysian Qualifications
Agency (MQA) is a statutory body to
accredit academic programs provided by
educational institutions providing post
secondary or higher education and
facilitate the accreditation and articulation
of qualifications.

There are also some other recognized

organizations who regulate their specific
technical fields, which includes:

Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)[37]

Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)[38]
Malaysian Dental Council (MDC)[39]
Pharmacy Board Malaysia[40]
Malaysian Chinese Medical
Associations (MCMA)[41]
Federation of Chinese Physicians and
Acupuncturists Associations Malaysia
(FCPAAM)[42]
Malaysia Nursing Board[43]
Malaysian Veterinary Council (MVC)[44]
Malaysian Homeopathic Medical
Council (MPHM)[45]
Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM)[46]
Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia
(BQSM)[47]
Malaysian Bar Council[48]
Malaysian Institute of Accountants
(MIA)[49]
Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia
(CTIM)[50]
Financial Planning Association of
Malaysia (FPAM)[51]
Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers
(AICB)[52]
Malaysian Association of Company
Secretaries (MACS)[53]
The Malaysian Institute of Chartered
Secretaries and Administrators
(MAICSA)[54]
Board of Valuers, Appraisers & Real
Estate Agents Malaysia (LPPEH)[55]
 The Society of Logisticians, Malaysia[56]

Nepal
Universities in Nepal are established
through government action. Four current
universities, Four being established
universities and Three other technical
institutes are recognized by the
government body "University grants
commission" There are almost 1435
colleges in all over 77 districts in Nepal.
The current status of the Quality
Assurance & Accredited (QAA) certified
higher education institution is 20 college.

1. Balkumari College, Chitwan

 2. Damak Multiple Campus, Jhapa
3. Siddhanath Multiple Campus,
Kanchanpur
4. Lumbini Banijya Campus, Rupandehi
5. Kailali Multiple Campus, Kailali
6. Makawanpur Multiple Campus,
Makawanpur
7. Janapriya Multiple Campus, Kaski
8. Kathmandu University School of
Science
9. Kathmandu University School of
Engineering
10. Sahid Smriti Multiple Campus,
Chitwan
11. Aadikavi Bhanubhakta Campus,
Tanahun
12. Tikapur Multiple Campus, Kailali
13. Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus,
Illam
14. Sukuna Multiple Campus, Morang
15. Sindhuli Multiple Campus, Sindhuli
16. College of Biomedical Engineering
and Applied Sciences, Kathmandu
17. Madhyabindu Multiple Campus,
Nawalparasi
18. Saptagandaki Multiple Campus,
Chitwan
 19. Mahakabi Devkota Campus,
Nawalparasi
20. Rupandehi Campus, Rupandehi

University Grants Commission (UGC) has

circulated a notice to all other colleges to
start the process by Mangsir 2079 B.S.

The National Education Policy – 2076

(clause 10. 14) envisions University &
Higher Education Council in the
chairmanship of Honorable Prime Minister
to regulate and supervise higher education
policies, universities, and University Grant
Commission (UGC).
The policy clearly outlines some
mandatory requirements such as Quality
Assurance & Accreditation (QAA) &
Education Management Information
System (EMIS) for every higher
education institution. The policy
statements below testify the intensity
and direction of the Government of
Nepal for higher education institutions.
Colleges / Universities with lower
student enrollment will be merged and
human resources of the merged
institution will be managed accordingly.
(Policy Clause – 10.14.10)
 To ensure quality assurance, a national
quality prototype will be prepared and
quality measurement will be done
through an independent quality
assessment mechanism under the
Higher Education Commission. Higher
education institutions that fail to ensure
quality standard as per the given criteria
within the specified time period will be
closed. (Policy Clause – 10.49.2)
The quality of educational institutions
and agencies providing higher education
will be assessed in every five-years
interval. (Policy Clause – 10.49.4)
[57][58]
Other than that, the Council For Technical
Education and Vocational Training
(CTEVT), established in 1989, by the
Government of Nepal is the national
autonomous apex body of Technical and
Vocational Education and Training
regulation. There are also some other
recognized organizations who regulate
their specific technical fields. They are:

Nepal Engineering Council[59]

Nepal Nursing Council[60]
Nepal Medical Council[61]
Nepal Pharmacy Council[62]
Nepal Bar Council[63]
New Zealand
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority
(NZQA).[64]

Nicaragua
A university in Nicaragua (public or
private) can only be established with
evaluation and approval (authorisation) by
the National Council of Universities (CNU
Consejo Nacional de Universidades) as
precursor to being founded by Act of
Parliament. Such recognised universities
enjoy the full Anglo-Saxon-style autonomy
and require no programme accreditations.
The National Council of Evaluation and
Accreditation (CNEA) is the quality
assurance agency. All recognised
universities must participate in the quality
assurance programme including
mandatory auto-evaluation and reporting
to CNEA, and may pursue deliberate
institutional accreditation by CNEA or an
accreditation agency recognised by CNEA.
However, CNEA accreditation does only
apply to already recognised universities
and does not substitute the required CNU
authorisation (first accreditation).[65]

Pakistan
In 2003, Canada began helping Pakistan
develop an accreditation system. As
stated in "Ordinance No. LIII of 2002, Para
10, Clause e", the Higher Education
Commission (HEC) may set up national or
regional evaluation councils or authorize
any existing council or similar body to
carry out accreditation of institutions
including their departments, facilities and
disciplines by giving them appropriate
ratings.

Established under Quality Assurance

Agency of HEC[66]
National Accreditation Council for
Teachers Education (NACTE)[67]
 National Agricultural Education
Accreditation Council (NAEAC)[68]
National Business Education
Accreditation Council (NBEAC)[69]
National Computing Education
Accreditation Council (NCEAC)[70]
National Technology Council
(Pakistan)[71]
HEC independent professional bodies[66]
Pakistan Bar Council (PBC)[72]
Pakistan Council for Architects and
Town Planners (PCATP)[73]
Pharmacy Council of Pakistan
(PCP)[74]
 Pakistan Engineering Council
(PEC)[75]
Pakistan Medical and Dental
Council (PMDC)[76]
Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC)[77]
Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council
(PVMC)[78]
National Council for Homeopathy
(NCH)[79]
National Council for Tibb (NCT)[80]

United Arab Emirates

Commission for Academic
Accreditation (CAA)

United States
Regional accreditors …

Regional accreditation map

There are seven regional accreditors

involved in higher education accreditation
in the United States.[81]

Accrediting Commission for Community

and Junior Colleges (formerly part of the
Western Association of Schools and
Colleges)
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
(formerly part of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools
(NCA))
Middle States Commission on Higher
Education
New England Association of Schools
and Colleges
(NEASC-CIHE) Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education
(NEASC-CTCI) Commission on
Technical and Career Institutions
Northwest Commission on Colleges and
Universities (NWCCU)
 Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools (SACS) Commission on
Colleges
Accrediting Commission for Schools,
Western Association of Schools and
Colleges (formerly part of the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges)

Additionally, the Board of Regents of the

State of New York is recognized as an
accreditor for degree-granting institutions
of higher education in the state that
designate the agency as their sole or
primary accrediting agency.[82] New York is
the only state that is eligible to be federally
recognized as an accreditor under a
grandfather clause in federal law that
allows recognition for state agencies if
they were recognized as accreditors
before October 1, 1991.[83] Through a 1984
Charter with the Board of Regents of the
State of New York, the New York State
Association of Independent Schools
provides accreditation for New York
independent schools that are pre-K
through 12th grade.

National accreditors …

The national accreditors get their name

from their common (but not universal)
practice of accrediting schools nationwide
or even worldwide. National accreditation
has a weaker reputation than regional
accreditation and some regionally-
accredited institutions may not recognize
transfer credits from nationally-accredited
institutions. However, both regional and
national accreditors are subject to the
same recognition criteria from the
Department of Education.[84][85] Many for-
profit (proprietary) colleges are nationally
accredited.

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education

Schools (ABHES) (recognized by
USDE[86])
 Accrediting Commission of Career
Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
(recognized by USDE[86])
Accrediting Council for Continuing
Education and Training (ACCET)
(recognized by USDE[86])
Accrediting Council for Independent
Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
(recognized by USDE[Note 1])
Distance Education Accrediting
Commission (DEAC) (recognized by
USDE and CHEA[86][90])
Council on Occupational Education
(COE) (recognized by USDE[86])
Programmatic accreditation …
These accreditors typically cover a
specific program of professional
education or training, but in some cases
they cover the whole institution. CHEA
maintains a list of recognized US
programmatic accreditors[91] and the U.S.
Department of Education similarly
maintains a list of Specialized Accrediting
Agencies, covering both programmatic
and faith-based accreditors.[92]

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

(formerly American Dietetic Association
Commission on Accreditation for
Dietetics Education (CADE-ADA))
(recognized by USDE)
Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET) (recognized by
CHEA)
Accreditation Commission for Audiology
Education (ACAE) (recognized by CHEA)
Accreditation Commission for Education
in Nursing (ACEN) (recognized by USDE
and CHEA)
Accreditation Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
(ACAOM) (recognized by USDE)
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery
Education (recognized by USDE)
Accreditation Council for Business
Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
(recognized by CHEA)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education (ACPE) (recognized by USDE
and CHEA)
American Optometric Association (AOA)
Accreditation Council on Optometric
Education (ACOE) (recognized by USDE
and CHEA)
Accreditation Review Commission on
Education for the Physician Assistant
(ARC-PA) (recognized by CHEA)
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education
Schools (recognized by USDE)
Accrediting Council on Education in
Journalism and Mass Communications
(ACEJMC) (recognized by CHEA)
American Academy of Forensic
Sciences (AAFS) Forensic Science
Education Programs Accreditation
Commission (FEPAC) (recognized by
CHEA)
American Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Council for
Accreditation (CFA) (recognized by
CHEA)
American Board of Funeral Service
Education (ABFSE) Committee on
Accreditation (recognized by USDE and
CHEA)
Commission on Accreditation for
Marriage and Family Therapy Education,
American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy (COAMFTE-AAMFT)
(recognized by CHEA)
Council on Accreditation of Nurse
Anesthesia Educational Programs (CoA)
(recognized by USDE and CHEA)
American Bar Association (ABA) Council
of the Section of Legal Education and
Admissions to the Bar (recognized by
USDE)
American Council for Construction
Education (ACCE) (recognized by CHEA)
American Culinary Federation Education
Foundation Inc. Accrediting
Commission (ACFEF-AC) (recognized by
CHEA)
American Dental Association (ADA)
Commission on Dental Accreditation
(recognized by USDE)
Planning Accreditation Board (PAB)
(recognized by CHEA) (American
Institute of Certified
Planners/Association of Collegiate
Schools of Planning)
American Library Association
Committee on Accreditation (ALA-CoA)
(recognized by CHEA)
American Occupational Therapy
Association Accreditation Council for
Occupational Therapy Education (AOTA-
ACOTE) (recognized by USDE and
CHEA)
American Osteopathic Association
Commission on Osteopathic College
Accreditation (COCA) (recognized by
USDE)
American Physical Therapy Association
Commission on Accreditation in
Physical Therapy Education (APTA-
CAPTE) (recognized by USDE and
CHEA)
American Podiatric Medical Association
Council on Podiatric Medical Education
(APMA-CPME) (recognized by USDE and
CHEA)
American Psychological Association
Committee on Accreditation (APA-CoA)
(recognized by USDE and CHEA)
American Society for Microbiology
American College of Microbiology (not
recognized by CHEA or USDE)
American Society of Exercise
Physiologists (ASEP) (not recognized by
CHEA or USDE)
Landscape Architectural Accreditation
Board (LAAB) American Society of
Landscape Architects (ASLA)
(recognized by CHEA)
Council on Academic Accreditation in
Audiology and Speech-Language
Pathology (CAA-ASHA) American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(recognized by USDE and CHEA)
American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA) Council On
Education (COE) (recognized by USDE
and CHEA)
Association of Technology,
Management, and Applied Engineering
(ATMAE) (recognized by CHEA)
Aviation Accreditation Board
International (AABI) (recognized by
CHEA)
Association for Clinical Pastoral
Education (ACPE) (recognized by USDE)
Association of Institutions of Jewish
Studies (recognized by USDE)
Commission on Accreditation for Health
Informatics and Information
Management Education (CAHIIM)
(recognized by CHEA)
Commission on Accreditation for
Respiratory Care (CoARC) (recognized
by CHEA)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied
Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
(recognized by CHEA)
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic
Training Education (CAATE) (recognized
by CHEA)
Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Management Education
(CAHME) (recognized by CHEA)
Commission on Opticianry Accreditation
(COA) (recognized by CHEA)
National Recreation and Park
Association (NRPA) Council on
Accreditation of Parks, Recreation,
Tourism and Related Professions
(COAPRT) (recognized by CHEA)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (CCNE) (recognized by USDE)
Commission on English Language
Program Accreditation (CEA)
(recognized by USDE)
Commission on Massage Therapy
Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
Council for the Accreditation of
Educator Preparation (CAEP)
(recognized by CHEA)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling
and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP) (recognized by CHEA)
Council for Interior Design Accreditation
(CIDA) (recognized by CHEA)
Council for Standards in Human Service
Education (CSHSE) (recognized by
CHEA)
Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE)
(recognized by USDE and CHEA)
Council on Education for Public Health
(recognized by USDE)
Council on Naturopathic Medical
Education (recognized by USDE)
Council on Rehabilitation Education
(CORE) Commission on Standards and
Accreditation (recognized by CHEA)
Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE) Council on Accreditation
(recognized by CHEA)
International Assembly for Collegiate
Business Education (IACBE) (recognized
by CHEA)
International Fire Service Accreditation
Congress–Degree Assembly (IFSAC–
DA) (recognized by CHEA)
Joint Review Committee on Education
Programs in Radiologic Technology
(JRCERT) (recognized by USDE and
CHEA)
Joint Review Committee on Educational
Programs in Nuclear Medicine
Technology (JRCNMT) (recognized by
CHEA)
Landscape Architectural Accreditation
Board American Society of Landscape
Architects (LAAB-ASLA) (recognized by
CHEA)
Liaison Committee on Medical
Education (recognized by USDE)
Midwifery Education Accreditation
Council (recognized by USDE)
Montessori Accreditation Council for
Teacher Education (MACTE) (recognized
by USDE)
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical
Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
(recognized by CHEA)
National Accrediting Commission of
Career Arts and Sciences, Inc.
(NACCAS) (recognized by USDE)
National Architectural Accrediting Board
(NAAB) (recognized by the National
Council of Architectural Registration
Boards and state registration boards[93])
National Association of Schools of Art
and Design (NASAD) Commission on
Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
National Association of Schools of
Dance (NASD) Commission on
Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
National Association of Schools of
Music (NASM) Commission on
Accreditation and Commission on
Community/Junior College
Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
National Association of Schools of
Theatre (NAST) Commission on
Accreditation (recognized by USDE)
National Environmental Health Science
and Protection Accreditation Council
(EHAC) (recognized by the U.S. Public
Health Service[94])
Network of Schools of Public Policy,
Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)
Commission on Peer Review and
 Accreditation (COPRA) (recognized by
CHEA)
Planning Accreditation Board
(recognized by CHEA)
Psychological Clinical Science
Accreditation System (PCSAS)
(recognized by CHEA)
State Bar of California Committee of Bar
Examiners[95] (recognized by the State
of California)
National faith-based accreditors …

There are four recognized nationwide

faith-based accrediting bodies in the
United States, all also recognised by the
U.S. Department of Education.[81]
 Association of Advanced Rabbinical and
Talmudic Schools (AARTS)[92]
Association of Theological Schools in
the United States and Canada (ATS)
Commission on Accrediting[92]
Association for Biblical Higher
Education (ABHE) Commission on
Accreditation[92]
Transnational Association of Christian
Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
Accreditation Commission[86]

See also
International Association of Universities
 List of unrecognized higher education
accreditation organizations
Central and East European Management
Development Association

Notes
1. Recognition by USDE under review as
of April 2018 following court reversal
of December 2016 decision to remove
recognition.[87][88][89]

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