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Accreditors of Colleges and Universities

Six regional accrediting organizations are responsible for accrediting the majority of colleges and universities in the United States. These associations accredit entire institutions. All of these associations have been approved by both CHEA and the U.S. Department of Education:

  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges
    (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
    209 Burlington Road
    Bedford, MA 07130-1433
    Phone: (781) 271-0022
    Fax: (781) 271-0950
    Web page: http://www.neasc.org
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
    (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands)
    3624 Market Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104
    Phone: (215) 662-5606
    Fax: (215) 662-5950
    Web page: http://www.msache.org
  • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
    (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin , and Wyoming)
    30 North LaSalle, Suite 2400
    Chicago, IL 60602-2504
    Phone: (312) 263-0456
    Fax: (312) 263-7462
    Web page: http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
  • Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
    (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington)
    11130 NE 33rd Place, Suite 120
    Bellevue, WA 98004
    Phone: (425) 827-2005
    Fax: (425) 827-3395
    Web site: http://www.cocnasc.org
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
    (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia)
    1866 Southern Lane
    Decatur, GA 30033-4097
    Phone: (404) 679-4500 or (800) 248-7701
    Fax: (404) 679-4558
    Web page: http://www.sacscoc.org
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges
    (California, Guam, and Hawaii)
    3402 Mendocino Avenue
    Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2244
    Phone: (707) 569-9177
    Fax: (707) 569-9179
    Web page: http://www.wascweb.org
Did You Know?
  • The first exclusively distance degree program in the United States was developed by the University of the State of New York in 1970. Ewald B. Nyquist suggested the formation of the Regents External Degree Program sponsored by the university's Board of Regents.
  • Colleges and universities often , grant credit for a wide range of prior learning, including standardized proficiency examinations, portfolio assessment of experiential learning, local challenge examinations, assessment by a panel of experts, correspondence courses, and courses offered in your workplace
  • $55,987 is the average starting salary offered to bachelor’s degree candidates in petroleum engineering, among the highest of any field of study. At the other end of the spectrum were those majoring in the social sciences; they were offered an average of $29,098.
  • Since 1890, about 100 million Americans have taken courses at a distance, including well-known people such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Walter P. Chrysler, Walter Cronkite, Barry Goldwater, and Charles Schulz.