Institutional accreditation Institutional accreditation applies to the entire institution, specific programs, and
distance education within an institution. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes the following organizations as institutional accreditors: • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics •
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools •
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine •
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing •
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges •
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training •
American Bar Association • American Board of Funeral Service Education •
American Osteopathic Association •
American Podiatric Medical Association •
Association for Biblical Higher Education •
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools • Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies • Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Association of Theological Schools •
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation • Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation • Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs •
Council on Chiropractic Education •
Council on Occupational Education •
Distance Education Accrediting Commission •
Higher Learning Commission • Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology •
Middle States Commission on Higher Education •
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools • Midwifery Education Accreditation Council • Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education • National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences •
National Association of Schools of Art and Design • National Association of Schools of Dance •
National Association of Schools of Music • National Association of Schools of Theatre •
New England Commission of Higher Education •
New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education •
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities •
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools •
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools •
WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges •
WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Program accreditation These accreditors typically cover a specific program of professional education or training, but in some cases they cover the whole institution. Both the US Department of Education and CHEA maintain lists of recognized US programmatic accreditors: •
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) •
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics,
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) •
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) • Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) • Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
American Academy of Forensic Sciences Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (AAFS-FEPAC) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Council for Accreditation (AAFCS-CFA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation (ABFSE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • American Culinary Federation Education Foundation, Accrediting Commission (ACFEF-AC) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
American Library Association, Committee on Accreditation (ALA-CoA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (AOTA-ACOTE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) •
American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA-COCA) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) •
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (APTA-CAPTE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) •
American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric Medical Education (APMA-CPME) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) •
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation (APA-CoA) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) •
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education (AVMA-COE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) • Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board (ABAI) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (ABHE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) •
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Accreditation Commission (ACPE Inc) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) •
Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education,
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (COAMFTE-AAMFT) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) • Commission on Dental Accreditation,
American Dental Association (CODA) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) •
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) • Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA-OP) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar,
American Bar Association (ABA) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology,
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CAA-ASHA) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) • Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) •
Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) • Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) •
Council on Social Work Education, Commission on Accreditation (CSWE-COA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • International Fire Service Accreditation Congress - Degree Assembly (IFSAC-DA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board,
American Society of Landscape Architects (LAAB-ASLA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized although not eligible for Title IV funding) • Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) (CHEA-recognized) •
National Association of Schools of Art and Design Commission on Accreditation (NASAD) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • National Association of Schools of Dance Commission on Accreditation (NASD) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) •
National Association of Schools of Music Commission on Accreditation (NASM) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) • National Association of Schools of Theatre Commission on Accreditation (NAST) (Not CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) •
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) (CHEA-recognized, USDE-recognized) •
Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration, Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (NASPAA-COPRA) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) •
Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) • Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) (CHEA-recognized, not USDE-recognized) ==Vietnam==