Thursday, October 12, 2006

Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies

The regional and national accrediting agencies linked to below are recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as reliable authorities concerning the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs they accredit. The dates specified for each entry are the date of initial listing as a nationally recognized agency, the date of the Secretary's most recent grant of renewed recognition, and the date of the agency's next scheduled review for renewal of recognition by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Unless otherwise noted in a Title IV note after the agency's name, accreditation by an agency included on the lists linked to below may be used by an institution accredited by the agency to establish eligibility to participate in Title IV programs.

(Note: S = Spring meeting and F = Fall meeting)

  • Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
  • Allied Health
  • Art and Design
  • Bible College Education
  • Business
  • Chiropractic
  • Christian Education
  • Continuing Education
  • Cosmetology
  • Dance
  • Dental and Dental Auxiliary Programs
  • Dietetics
  • Distance Education and Training
  • English Language Program
  • Funeral Service Education
  • Health Services Administration
  • Law
  • Liberal Education
  • Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Massage Therapy
  • Medicine
  • Midwifery Education
  • Montessori Education
  • Music
  • Naturopathic Medical Education
  • Nuclear Medicine Technology
  • Nurse Anesthesia
  • Nurse-Midwifery
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Education
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Opticianry
  • Optometry
  • Osteopathic Medicine
  • Pastoral Education
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Podiatry
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Rabbinical and Talmudic Education
  • Radiologic Technology
  • Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  • Teacher Education
  • Theater
  • Theology
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Other
  • Source: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg6.html

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