Accreditation: Universities and Higher Education
Accreditation: Universities and Higher Education
What's New
New Guidance for Accrediting Agencies Will Strengthen Transparency and Accountability
Written Third-Party Comments—Federal Register Notice for Agencies Current Under Review by Accreditation Group
Accreditor Dashboards, NACIQI Pilot (June 2016)
FAQs: Federal Recognition Process for Accrediting Agencies
Key Steps in the Accreditor Recognition Process
What College Accreditation Changes Mean for Students
Staff Recommendations on Accreditor Recognition
Information on Accredited Institutions
Accreditor Recognition Criteria and Process
- Overview
- Regulations for recognizing accreditors
- Guidelines for accreditors
- Key steps in the accreditor recognition process
Information on Recognized Accreditors
- Nationally recognized accreditors
- State agencies that can approve postsecondary vocational education or nursing education
- National and Programmatic Accreditors Summary of Student Achievement Standards (summary)
- Current Practice of Recognized Accreditors Student Achievement Standards (full-text)
Recommendations on Improving Accreditation
- Strengthening Accreditation Memo (Jan 2016)
- Strengthening Accreditation's Focus on Outcomes (Feb 2016)
- Fact Sheet—Department of Education Advances Transparency Agenda for Accreditation (November 2015)
- Memo from Secretary Duncan to the Offices of Postsecondary Education and Federal Student Aid (November 2015)