Other Organizations

Recognition of Accreditation Organizations

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Postsecondary Education
Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Building
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202
202-453-6914
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html

Institutional Accrediting Agencies for Higher Education

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 247-4212
[email protected]
www.accsc.org

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
1722 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-1113
[email protected]
www.accet.org

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
1350 Eye Street, NW, Suite 560
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 336-6780
[email protected]
www.acics.org

Council on Occupational Education
7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325
Atlanta, Georgia 30350
(800) 917-2081
[email protected]
www.council.org

Distance Education Accrediting Commission
1101 17th Street NW, Suite 808
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 234-5100
[email protected]
www.deac.org

Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60604-1413
(800) 621-7440
[email protected]
www.hlcommission.org

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
1007 North Orange Street
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
[email protected]
www.msche.org

Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
Leonard’s Court
3819-33 Chestnut Street, Suite 310
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3171

[email protected]
www.msa-cess.org

New England Commission of Higher Education
3 Burlington Woods Drive, Suite 100
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803-4514
(781) 425-7700
https://www.neche.org/contact
https://www.neche.org

New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of Education
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
(518) 474-5844
[email protected]
www.nysed.gov

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Avenue, NE, Suite 100
Redmond, Washington 98052
(425) 558-4224
[email protected]
www.nwccu.org

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
Tel. (404) 679-4512, Fax (404) 994-6592
[email protected]
www.sacscoc.org

WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
10 Commercial Boulevard, Suite 204
Novato, California 94949
(415) 506-0234
[email protected]
www.accjc.org

WASC Senior Colleges and University Commission
985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100
Alameda, California 94501
(510) 748-9001
[email protected]
www.wscuc.org

For a current list of national accrediting organizations, please consult:

U.S. National Education Information (USNEI website)

U.S. Department of Education
https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg6.html#RegionalInstitutional

State Education Department Contacts

https://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html

Office of the State Superintendent of Education

https://osse.dc.gov/

Specialized Accrediting Organizations

For information about specialized accrediting organizations, contact:

Association of Specialized & Professional Accreditors (ASPA)

3304 North Broadway Street, #214
Chicago, IL 60657
773-857-7900 
www.aspa-usa.org