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Revision as of 05:15, 21 January 2006 by Arbustoo (talk | contribs) (add category)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Schools that lack government accreditation often claim accreditation from an unoffical source. Without a license from the government to approve the accreditation agency, such claims are meaningless to the academic community. The following is a list of "accreditation groups" that have not been approved by the US Department of Education.
List
- Accrediting Commission International (in Arkansas)
- Accreditation Governing Commission of the United States of America
- American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions
- American Association of Drugless Practitioners Commission on Accreditation
- American Association of International Medical Graduates
- American Council of Private Colleges and Universities
- American Naturopathic Medical Certification and Accreditation Board (ANMCAB)
- Association for Distance Learning (ADLP)
- Association for Online Academic Excellence (in Wales)
- Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools (in Virginia)
- Board of Online Universities Accreditation
- Central States Council on Distance Education
- Commission on Medical Denturitry Accreditation (COMDA)
- Council for International Education Accreditation (CIEA)
- Council on Medical Denturitry Education (COMDE)
- Distance Graduation Accrediting Association
- Distance Learning Council of Europe
- European Council for Distance & Open Learning
- Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners
- Higher Education Accreditation Commission
- Higher Education Services Association
- Inter-Collegiate Joint Committee on Academic Standards
- International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities
- International Accreditation Association
- International Accreditation for Universities, Colleges and Institutes
- International Accrediting Association for Colleges and Universities
- International Association of Universities and Schools
- International Commission for Higher Education
- International Commission of Open Post Secondary Education
- International Council for Open and Distance Education
- International University Accrediting Association (in California)
- National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE)
- National Commission on Higher Education
- National Distance Learning Accreditation Council
- Non-Traditional Course Accreditation Body
- Southern Accrediting Association of Bible Institutes and Colleges
- United Congress of Colleges (Ireland, UK)
- US-DETC—Nevada (not to be confused with the legitimate DETC, based in Washington DC.)
- Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation
- Virtual University Accrediting Association (in California)
- World Association of Universities and Colleges (in Nevada)
- World Online Education Accrediting Commission
- World-wide Accreditation Commission of Christian Educational Institutions
Also see
Sources
- The US Department of Education's database of accreditation Council on Higher Education Accreditation
- Credential Watch's list and references for unoffical accreditation.