Accreditation: Postsecondary Education Institutions

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New New Procedures and Criteria for Recognizing Accrediting Agencies Effective July 1, 2020 New Information for Accrediting Agencies Regarding Temporary Flexibilities Provided to Coronavirus Impacted Institutions or Accrediting Agencies New Rethinking Higher Education New Rethinking Higher Education: Accreditation Reform New ACICS Retroactive Establishment of the Date of Accreditation Written Third Party Comments—Federal Register Notice for Agencies Currently Under Review by Accreditation Group Winter 2019 New Guidance for Accrediting Agencies Will Strengthen Transparency and Accountability Accreditor Dashboards, NACIQI Pilot (Feb 2017) What College Accreditation Changes Mean for Students Staff Recommendations on Accreditor Recognition

Accreditation Contact Information

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov
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Information on Accredited Institutions

Accreditor Recognition Criteria and Process

New Procedures and Criteria for Recognizing Accrediting Agencies Effective July 1, 2020
Information pertaining to the procedures and criteria in effect for all agency petitions received prior to June 30th, 2020 is below
Overview
Regulations for recognizing accreditors
Guidelines for accreditors

Information on Recognized Accreditors

Institutional and Programmatic Accrediting Agencies

FSA Data Center

More Accreditation Information

Rethinking Higher Education: Accreditation Reform
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Rethinking Higher Education
Cover image for the publication 'New Rethinking Higher Education'

Cover image for the publication 'New Rethinking Higher Education'