Higher Education Accreditation and Professional Standards Websites

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools  

• Commission on Higher Education
  www.msche.org

• Locations: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East

New England Association of Schools and Colleges 

• Commission on Technical and Career Institutions
  www.neasc.org/ctci/ctci.htm  
• Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
  www.neasc.org

• Locations: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East

North Central Association of Colleges of Colleges and Schools 

• The Higher Learning Commission
  www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org

• Locations: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities  

• www.nwccu.org

• Locations: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 

• Commission on Colleges
  www.sacscoc.org

• Locations: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Latin America

Western Association of Schools and Colleges 

• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  www.wascweb.org  
• Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities
  www.wascsenior.org/wasc/

• Locations: California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, and other Australasian locations