Accreditation: Postsecondary Education Institutions
Accreditation: Postsecondary Education Institutions
What's New
New Accreditation Handbook, Revised 2020
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 and Senior Department Official Letters
Accreditation Contact Information
- aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov
- 202-453-7615
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
