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EspañolREGIONAL ACCREDITATION
'Regional accreditation' is a term used in the United States to refer to the process by which one of several accrediting bodies, each serving one of six defined geographic areas of the country, accredits schools, colleges, and universities. Each regional accreditor encompasses the vast majority of public and nonprofit private educational institutions in the region it serves.
Vocational and religious accreditation groups have standards that are different from regional accreditors. For example, Trinity College (Florida) holds accreditation from the Association for Biblical Higher Education.[1] Trinity applied for regional accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, but was rejected in December 2005. In December 2005, SACS reviewed the college and rejected the application for accreditation because "Trinity College of Florida failed to provide information demonstrating its compliance with Core Requirement 2.5 (Institutional Effectiveness), Core Requirement 2.7.1 (Program Length), Core Requirement 2.7.2 (Program Content), Core Requirement 2.8 (Faculty), Comprehensive Standard 3.7.1 (Faculty), and Core Requirement 2.9 (Learning Resources and Services) of the Principles of Accreditation.[2]
★ Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, as well as schools for American children in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
★ New England Association of Schools and Colleges - Educational institutions in the six New England states.
★ North Central Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
★ Northwest Association of Accredited Schools - Primary and secondary schools in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
★ Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities - Postsecondary institutions (colleges and universities) in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
★ Western Association of Schools and Colleges - Educational institutions in California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Micronesia, Palau, and Northern Marianas Islands.
★ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.
★ Council for Higher Education Accreditation
★ List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
★ United States Department of Education
★ Accreditation FAQ
★ U.S. Department of Education, Accreditation in the United States
★ U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs
| Contents |
| Comparison of Vocational and Regional Accreditation |
| List of the regional accreditors |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Comparison of Vocational and Regional Accreditation
Vocational and religious accreditation groups have standards that are different from regional accreditors. For example, Trinity College (Florida) holds accreditation from the Association for Biblical Higher Education.[1] Trinity applied for regional accreditation from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, but was rejected in December 2005. In December 2005, SACS reviewed the college and rejected the application for accreditation because "Trinity College of Florida failed to provide information demonstrating its compliance with Core Requirement 2.5 (Institutional Effectiveness), Core Requirement 2.7.1 (Program Length), Core Requirement 2.7.2 (Program Content), Core Requirement 2.8 (Faculty), Comprehensive Standard 3.7.1 (Faculty), and Core Requirement 2.9 (Learning Resources and Services) of the Principles of Accreditation.[2]
List of the regional accreditors
★ Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, as well as schools for American children in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
★ New England Association of Schools and Colleges - Educational institutions in the six New England states.
★ North Central Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
★ Northwest Association of Accredited Schools - Primary and secondary schools in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
★ Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities - Postsecondary institutions (colleges and universities) in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
★ Western Association of Schools and Colleges - Educational institutions in California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Micronesia, Palau, and Northern Marianas Islands.
★ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Educational institutions in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.
See also
★ Council for Higher Education Accreditation
★ List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
★ United States Department of Education
References
★ Accreditation FAQ
★ U.S. Department of Education, Accreditation in the United States
External links
★ U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs
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