All About Accreditation: What Accreditation Agencies Are There for onlinemba ?

There are many accreditation agencies out there, but in order to know that your degree will be recognized as legitimate by employers and accredited colleges and universities, the program in which you enroll must be accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and CHEA. Both organizations keep a comprehensive list of all accrediting agencies on their websites, at Chea.org and Ed.gov. The lists include regional, national and programmatic accreditation agencies, and the recognized agencies have accredited over 7,000 institutions in the United States, according to cheggindia Bachelordegrees

There are six regional accreditation agencies in the United States, representing six different regions of the country: New England, North Central, Middle, Southern, Western and Northwest. Most traditional colleges and universities are accredited by one of these regional agencies. National agencies accredit schools in all areas of the United States and have sometimes been formed to provide accreditation to schools that do not fit in to the traditional regional mold. Online schools, because they enroll students from across the globe and have no central campus, do not fall into a regional area and are often accredited by national agencies. The Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission is a commonly used accreditation agency for online schools, and the council is a global leader in distance education accreditation.

Specialized, or programmatic, accrediting agencies evaluate only particular programs that fall into a specialized discipline. For example, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the and the National Association of Schools of Theatre all accredit programs in particular areas within the arts. The American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is the prominent accreditation body for law schools, and the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences accredits professional programs in cosmetology.

The following is a list of all accreditation agencies that are recognized by CHEA and the Department of Education. When searching for accredited MBA programs online, the first thing to check is whether or not the program has been accredited by one of these agencies. Another accrediting agency that students should know about is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), which is covered later in this chapter.

Regional and National Accrediting Agencies:

1. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
2. Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
3. Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
4. Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
5. Council on Occupational Education
6. Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission
7. Middle States Commission on Higher Education
8. Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
9. New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
10. New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
11. North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
12. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees
13. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
14. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
15. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission
16. Western Association of Schools and Colleges
17. Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
18. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities

Recognized Programmatic Accrediting Agencies:

Arts and Humanities

• National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
• National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation
• National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
• National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation

Education Training

• Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education, Commission on Accreditation
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
• Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Accreditation Committee

Legal

• American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

Community and Social Services

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
• Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
• Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation Commission
• Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission
• Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools
• Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

Personal Care and Services

• American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
• Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
• National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences

Healthcare

1. Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
2. Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education
3. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
4. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
5. American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
6. American Dietetic Association, Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education
7. American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
8. American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
9. American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
10. American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
11. American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric Medical Education
12. American Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation
13. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
14. American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education
15. Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
16. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
17. Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
18. The Council on Chiropractic Education
19. Council on Education for Public Health
20. Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
21. Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
22. Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
23. Liaison Committee on Medical Education
24. Midwifery Education Accreditation Council
25. National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

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