Accreditation is a process of external review used by the higher education community to assure quality and ongoing improvement. A regional accrediting agency is recognized by the Federal Department of Education and will accredit entire colleges and universities within a designated region of the United States. Most nonprofit institutions are regionally accredited.
To find out if your school is regionally accredited, use the link for your school’s region from the table below.
Regional Accreditation Agency | Member States |
|---|---|
| Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) | Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington |
| Higher Learning Commission (HLC) | Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming |
| Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) | New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands |
| New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) | Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia |
| Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior Colleges and Universities Community and Junior Colleges | California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Micronesia, Palau, Northern Marianas Islands |