List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations

In the majority of States, institutions of higher education are autonomous, taking their own decisions on the admission of foreign students and the exemption of ... Listofrecognizedhighereducationaccreditationorganizations FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Wikipedialistarticle Thisisalistofrecognizedhighereducationrelatedaccreditationorganizations.Thelistincludesagenciesandorganizationsthatplayaroleinhighereducationaccreditationandarerecognizedbytheappropriategovernmentalauthorities. Contents 1International 2Europe 2.1Finland 2.2Germany 2.3Ireland 2.4Italy 2.5Spain 2.6UnitedKingdom 2.7Switzerland 3Ghana 4HongKong 5India 6Malaysia 7Nepal 8NewZealand 9Nicaragua 10Pakistan 11UnitedArabEmirates 12UnitedStates 12.1Institutionalaccreditation 12.2Programmaticaccreditation 13Vietnam 14Seealso 15References International[edit] TheInternationalNetworkforQualityAssuranceAgenciesinHigherEducation(INQAAHE)isaglobalassociationofqualityassuranceorganizations,bothgovernmentalandnon-governmental.It wasfoundedin1991with8memberorganizationsandnowhasover280.[1]Itdefinesitsroleas"topromoteandadvanceexcellenceinhighereducationthroughthesupportofanactiveinternationalcommunityofqualityassuranceagencies".[2]Itsmembershiplistisavailableonline.[3] TheUnitedStates-basedCouncilforHigherEducationAccreditation(CHEA)(anon-governmentalorganization)maintainsanInternationalDirectorywhich"containscontactinformationabout467qualityassurancebodies,accreditationbodiesandMinistriesofEducationin175countries.Thequalityassuranceandaccreditationbodieshavebeenauthorizedtooperatebytheirrespectivegovernmentseitherasagenciesofthegovernmentorasprivate(nongovernmental)organizations."[4] Europe[edit] TheEuropeanAssociationforQualityAssuranceinHigherEducation(ENQA)disseminatesinformation,experiencesandgoodpracticesinthefieldofqualityassurance(QA)inhighereducationtoQAagencies,publicauthoritiesandhighereducationinstitutionsintheEuropeanHigherEducationArea.[5]Itisamembershiporganization,comprising51agenciesin28countries,[6]andwasestablishedin2000followingarecommendationfromtheCounciloftheEuropeanUnionin1998.[7] TheEuropeanQualityAssuranceRegisterforHigherEducation(EQAR)wasestablishedbyENQA,theEuropeanStudents'Union(ESI),theEuropeanUniversityAssociation(EUA)andtheEuropeanAssociationofInstitutionsinHigherEducation(EURASHE)–theEuropeanrepresentativebodiesofqualityassuranceagencies,students,universitiesandotherhighereducationinstitutions–toincreasethetransparencyofqualityassuranceinhighereducationacrossEurope.EQARpublishesandmanagesaregisterofqualityassuranceagenciesthatsubstantiallycomplywiththeEuropeanStandardsandGuidelinesforQualityAssurance(ESG)toprovidethepublicwithclearandreliableinformationonqualityassuranceagenciesoperatinginEurope.Theregisterisweb-basedandfreelyaccessible.[8] ENIC–NARICcomprisesallcountriesofEurope(includingtheHolySeeandthusallPontificalUniversitiesworldwide)aswellasAustralia,Canada,Israel,theUnitedStatesofAmericaandNewZealand.[9]Thewebsitealsoprovidesinformationonthehighereducationsystemsofthemembercountriesandtheaccreditationagencies ToimplementtheLisbonRecognitionConventionand,ingeneral,todeveloppolicyandpracticefortherecognitionofqualifications,theCouncilofEuropeandUNESCOhaveestablishedtheENICNetwork(EuropeanNetworkofNationalInformationCentresonacademicrecognitionandmobility).TheCouncilofEuropeandUNESCO/CEPESjointlyprovidetheSecretariatfortheENICNetwork.TheENICNetworkcooperatescloselywiththeNARICNetworkoftheEuropeanUnion. TheNetworkismadeupofthenationalinformationcentresoftheStatespartytotheEuropeanCulturalConventionortheUNESCOEuropeRegion.AnENICisabodysetupbythenationalauthorities.WhilethesizeandspecificcompetenceofENICmayvary,theywillgenerallyprovideinformationon:–therecognitionofforeigndiplomas,degreesandotherqualifications;–educationsystemsinbothforeigncountriesandtheENIC'sowncountry;–opportunitiesforstudyingabroad,includinginformationonloansandscholarships,aswellasadviceonpracticalquestionsrelatedtomobilityandequivalence. TheNARIC(NationalAcademicRecognitionInformationCentre)networkisaninitiativeoftheEuropeanCommissionandwascreatedin1984.ThenetworkaimsatimprovingacademicrecognitionofdiplomasandperiodsofstudyintheMemberStatesoftheEuropeanUnion(EU)countries,theEuropeanEconomicArea(EEA)countriesandTurkey.ThenetworkispartoftheCommunity'sLifelongLearningProgramme(LLP),whichstimulatesthemobilityofstudentsandstaffbetweenhighereducationinstitutionsinthesecountries. Allmembercountrieshavedesignatednationalcentres,thepurposeofwhichistoassistinpromotingthemobilityofstudents,teachersandresearchersbyprovidingauthoritativeadviceandinformationconcerningtheacademicrecognitionofdiplomasandperiodsofstudyundertakeninotherStates.Themainusersofthisservicearehighereducationinstitutions,studentsandtheiradvisers,parents,teachersandprospectiveemployers. TheNARICsweredesignatedbytheMinistriesofEducationintherespectivecountries,butthestatusandthescopeofworkofindividualNARICsmaydiffer.InthemajorityofStates,institutionsofhighereducationareautonomous,takingtheirowndecisionsontheadmissionofforeignstudentsandtheexemptionofpartsofcoursesofstudyprogrammesthatstudentsmaybegrantedonthebasisofeducationundertakenabroad.Asaresult,mostNARICsdonottakeadecision,butofferonrequestinformationandadviceonforeigneducationsystemsandqualifications. Finland[edit] UniversitiesmaybefoundedoraccreditedonlybyanActofParliament.[10]VocationaluniversitiesmaybeaccreditedbytheGovernmentofFinland,andgovernedthroughtheMinistryofEducation. Germany[edit] TheStandingConferenceoftheMinistersofEducationandCulturalAffairsoftheLänderintheFederalRepublicofGermany(KultusministerkonferenzorKMK)wasfoundedin1948byanagreementbetweenthestatesoftheFederalRepublicofGermany.[11]Amongitscoreresponsibilities,theKMKensuresqualitydevelopmentandcontinuityintertiaryeducation.[12]BachelorandMasterprogramsmustbeaccreditedinaccordancetoaresolutionoftheKultusministerkonerenz.[13] TheGermanCouncilofScienceandHumanities(Wissenschaftsrat)wasfoundedonSeptember5,1957,andconductsinstitutionalaccreditationofprivateandreligiousuniversitiessince2001.[14] TheFoundationfortheAccreditationofStudyProgramsinGermanyorAccreditationCouncil(Akkreditierungsrat)wascreatedinaKMKresolutiononOctober15,2004.[15]TheAccreditationCouncilcertifiesaccreditationagenciesandestablishesguidelinesandcriteriaforprogramandsystemaccreditation.[16]Therearecurrentlytencertifiedagencies.[17] AHPGS–AccreditationAgencyforStudyProgramsinSpecialEducation,Care,HealthSciencesandSocialWork AKAST–AgencyforQualityAssuranceandAccreditationofCanonicalStudyPrograms ACQUIN–Accreditation,CertificationandQualityAssuranceInstitute AQAS–AgencyforQualityAssurancebyAccreditationofStudyPrograms AQAustria–AgencyforQualityAssuranceandAccreditationAustria ASIIN–AccreditationAgencyforDegreeProgramsinEngineering,Informatics/ComputerScience,theNaturalSciencesandMathematics evalag–EvaluationAgencyBaden-Württemberg FIBAA–FoundationforInternationalBusinessAdministrationAccreditation OAQ–SwissCenterofAccreditationandQualityAssuranceinHigherEducation ZEvA–CentralEvaluation-andAccreditationAgency TheseagenciesaccreditprogramsofstudyforBachelorandmaster'sdegreesandqualitymanagementsystems(systemaccreditation)fromstateorstaterecognizedHigherEducationinstitutionsinGermanyandabroad.[18]AKASTonlyaccreditprogramsofstudy. Ireland[edit] QualityandQualificationsIrelandwasestablishedin2012asthesingleagencyresponsibleforexternalqualityassuranceofhighereducationinstitutionsinIreland,replacingpredecessoragenciesresponsiblefordifferentsectorsofhighereducation.ItisresponsibleforthequalityassuranceofeducationandresearchwithinHEIs.Highereducationinstitutionshavebeensubjecttostatutoryqualityassurancesincethe1990sandthecountryhasbeenanactiveparticipantinthedevelopmentoftheEuropeanmodelofqualityassurance. Italy[edit] Sinceatleast1933("R.D.31agosto1933,n.1592.",Lawofhighereducation)theItalianstatecontrolstheuseofthename"Universita"foraninstitution.Thislaw,andsuccessivemodifications,reportalistonUniversity,Schools,budgetandhumanresourcesforeachUniversity.TableD,andsuccessivemodifications,reportstheexactnumberoflecturerforeachUniversityandSchool.TheUniversitieswereunderthecontrolofGovernmentandParlament,e.g.allnewlecturershipsmustbeestablishedbylaw.TheLaw"8_marzo_1999,_n._50"(calledBassaniniQuater)delegatetotheMinisterofUniversityandInvestigationthesupervisionofUniversities.Thesystem[citationneeded]involvestwoseparatebutcorrelatedprogramsthatwereinstitutedatthesametime:First,eachUniversitywentthroughafour-stepprocesstoadoptandapproveitsownRegolamentiDidatticidiAteneo(RDA).TheRDAestablishestherulesfortheorganizationofteachingattheuniversity,includingestablishingtherequirementsandobjectivesofeachdegreeprogram,thecurricula,creditsawardedandrequirementsandobjectivesofexaminations.TheRDA'sweredevelopedinconsultationwithrepresentativesoftheindividualuniversity,theregionalcoordinatingcommittee(CRC),employersandtheNationalUniversityCouncilandareultimatelyapprovedbytheMinistryofEducation(MIUR).Second,aseriesofformal,objectivestandardswasadoptedasminimumrequirementsforapprovalofanyprograms. Spain[edit] InSpain,ANECAorAgenciaNacionaldelaEvaluacióndelaCalidadyAcreditación(NationalAgencyforQualityAssessmentandAccreditation)istheauthorisednationalbodyresponsibleforthequalityoftheSpanishhigheducationsystem.[19]Itwascreatedasafoundationin2002bytheCabinetofSpainundertheOrganicLawofUniversities.Differentregionalagenciesassumetheaccreditation(andqualitylevels)ofuniversityprogramsintheirrespectiveregions: ACPUA,inAragon ACSUCYL,inCastileandLeon ACSUG,inGalicia AQU,inCatalonia AVAP,inValencianCommunity DEVA-AAC,inAndalusia FCMMadrimasd,inCommunityofMadrid Unibasq,inBasqueCountry UnitedKingdom[edit] UndertheEducationReformAct1988itisillegaltoofferadegreeorqualificationthatimpliesitisadegree,unlesstheinstitutionofferingitisauthorisedbyaRoyalCharterorbyorunderanActofParliament,orisactingonbehalfofaninstitutionsoauthorised,ortheawardhasbeenspecificallydesignatedbyorderoftheSecretaryofState.[20]Thegovernmentmaintainslistsof"recognisedbodies"thathavetherighttograntUKdegrees,[21]andof"listedbodies"thatoffercoursesvalidatedbyarecognisedbodyandleadingtodegreesofthatbody.[22]UKinstitutionsofferingcoursesleadingtodegreesaresubjecttoqualityassurancebytheQualityAssuranceAgency(QAA).[23]TheQAAisamemberofINQAAHEandENQA.[3][6]HigherEducationDegreeDatacheckistheofficialserviceforvalidatingBritishdegreesandauthenticatinguniversities. Professionaldegreesmaybeaccreditedbyprofessional,statutoryandregulatorybodiestoensuretheymeettheeducationalstandardsforprofessionallicensure;alistofaccreditingbodiesrecognisedbythegovernmentismaintainedbytheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency.[24][25] Fornon-degreequalifications,includingcoursesatthehighereducationlevel,therearefourpublicaccreditingbodiesforthefourcountriesoftheUnitedKingdom.Theseare: OfqualinEngland QualificationsWales TheCouncilfortheCurriculum,Examinations&AssessmentinNorthernIreland TheScottishQualificationsAuthority AllqualificationsaccreditedbythesebodieswillhavealevelandacreditvalueontheRegulatedQualificationsFramework(EnglandandNorthernIreland),theCreditandQualificationsFrameworkforWales,ortheScottishCreditandQualificationsFramework.Bodieswithaccreditedqualifications,suchasCity&Guilds,maythemselvesaccrediteducationproviderstodelivercoursesleadingtothesequalifications. Thereare,additionally,fourbodiesofferinginstitutionalaccreditationforprivatecollegesthatarerecognizedbytheUKgovernmentforvisapurposes:[26] TheAccreditationServiceforInternationalColleges(ASIC)forindependentcollegesinUKandcollegesanduniversitiesworldwide.ASICisanaffiliateofENQA.[27] TheBritishAccreditationCouncil(BAC)forindependenthighereducationandfurthereducationinstitutionsacrosstheUK.BACisalsoamemberofINQAAHEandENQA.[3][6] AccreditationUK,partoftheBritishCouncil(anon-departmentalpublicbodysponsoredbytheForeignandCommonwealthOffice[28]),forEnglishlanguageschoolsonly[29] TheAccreditationBodyforLanguageServices(ABLS)forEnglishlanguageschools[30] Additionally,theOpenandDistanceLearningQualityCouncil(ODLQC)wasestablishedbythegovernmentin1969astheCouncilfortheAccreditationofCorrespondenceCollegesandtookitscurrentnamein1995.Itisnowanindependentbodythataccreditshomestudy,distancelearningandonlinelearningproviders.[31] Switzerland[edit] EduQua–Swissqualitylabelforfurthereducationinstitutions ItistheSwissnationalqualityassurancebodyandthefirstSwissqualitylabelgearedtowardsadultcontinuingeducationfoundedin2000.EduQuaisanaccreditationbodyrecognizedandsupportedbytheSwissConfederateGovernment. Ghana[edit] TheIndependentSecurityCouncil(ISC),GhanaMedicalAssociation(GMA),PharmacyCouncil,andGeneralLegalCouncil(GLC)arethemostnotableandrecognisedprofessionalbodiesinGhana.ThoughtheGMAandGLCmayeffectivelyrepresentthegovernmentofGhana,theIndependentSecurityCouncilistheofficialnon-governmentalBodyestablishedwiththemandatetoprovidesecuritytraining;awardandaccreditsecurityprograms.UnliketheGMAandGLC,theIndependentSecurityCouncilacademicallypartnerwithuniversitieswithsecurity-focuseddepartmentswiththeaimofofferingsuchuniversitiescoursestolocalcitizens. OthergovernmentrecognisedprofessionalBodieslikeCouncilforTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTraining(COTVET),EngineeringCouncilofGhana,NationalBoardforProfessionalandTechnicianExamination,andNationalCouncilforTertiaryEducationaremandatedwithlevelofregulatorystatusinspecificfieldsofrespectivepractices. HongKong[edit] InHongKong,theHongKongCouncilforAccreditationofAcademicandVocationalQualifications(HKCAAVQ)conductsaccreditationunderanordinancethattookeffecton1October2007.[32]TheformerHongKongCouncilforAcademicAccreditationwasreplacedbythisnewauthority.TheHKCAAVQmaintainsalistofaccreditedprograms[33]andprogramsaccreditedbytheHKCAAVQalsomaybeenteredintoHongKong'sQualificationsRegister.[34] TheLawSocietyofHongKong HongKongBarAssociation TheMedicalCouncilofHongKong HongKongCouncilforAccreditationofAcademicandVocationalQualifications India[edit] UniversitiesinIndiaarecreatedconstitutionally,throughgovernmentaction.Institutions"whicharenotestablishedundereither CentralorStateorUGCAct"arelabeled"fakeuniversities/vishwavidyalayas"andlackauthoritytograntdegrees.[35] RecognitionoraccreditationofcoursesofstudyisundertheauthorityofasetofprofessionalcouncilsestablishedbystatuteandotherautonomouscoordinativeorregulatorybodiesestablishedorrecognizedbytheUniversityGrantsCommission:[36] NationalBoardofAccreditation(NBA) QualityCouncilofIndia(QCI) DistanceEducationCouncil(DEC) NationalCouncilforTeacherEducation(NCTE) IndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearch(ICAR) BarCouncilofIndia(BCI) ScientificInstituteandResearchOrganizations(SIROs) NationalCouncilforTeacherEducation(NCTE) RehabilitationCouncilofIndia(RCI) MedicalCouncilofIndia(MCI) PharmacyCouncilOfIndia(PCI) IndianNursingCouncil(INC) AiipphsStateGovernmentUniversityDelhi(ADU) NationalCouncilforIndianEducation(NCIE) DentalCouncilofIndia(DCI) CentralCouncilofHomoeopathy(CCH) CentralCouncilofIndianMedicine(CCIM) NationalAssessmentandAccreditationCouncil(NAAC) MinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment(MHRD) AssociationofIndianUniversities(AIU) IndianMaritimeUniversity(IMU) IndiraGandhiNationalOpenUniversity(IGNOU) Malaysia[edit] InMalaysia,theMalaysianQualificationsAgency(MQA)isastatutorybodytoaccreditacademicprogramsprovidedbyeducationalinstitutionsprovidingpostsecondaryorhighereducationandfacilitatetheaccreditationandarticulationofqualifications. Therearealsosomeotherrecognizedorganizationswhoregulatetheirspecifictechnicalfields,whichincludes: BoardofEngineersMalaysia(BEM)[37] MalaysianMedicalCouncil(MMC)[38] MalaysianDentalCouncil(MDC)[39] PharmacyBoardMalaysia[40] MalaysianChineseMedicalAssociations(MCMA)[41] FederationofChinesePhysiciansandAcupuncturistsAssociationsMalaysia(FCPAAM)[42] MalaysiaNursingBoard[43] MalaysianVeterinaryCouncil(MVC)[44] MalaysianHomeopathicMedicalCouncil(MPHM)[45] BoardofArchitectsMalaysia(LAM)[46] BoardofQuantitySurveyorsMalaysia(BQSM)[47] MalaysianBarCouncil[48] MalaysianInstituteofAccountants(MIA)[49] CharteredTaxInstituteofMalaysia(CTIM)[50] FinancialPlanningAssociationofMalaysia(FPAM)[51] AsianInstituteofCharteredBankers(AICB)[52] MalaysianAssociationofCompanySecretaries(MACS)[53] TheMalaysianInstituteofCharteredSecretariesandAdministrators(MAICSA)[54] BoardofValuers,Appraisers&RealEstateAgentsMalaysia(LPPEH)[55] TheSocietyofLogisticians,Malaysia[56] Nepal[edit] UniversitiesinNepalareestablishedthroughgovernmentaction.Fourcurrentuniversities,FourbeingestablisheduniversitiesandThreeothertechnicalinstitutesarerecognizedbythegovernmentbody"Universitygrantscommission"Therearealmost1435collegesinallover77districtsinNepal.ThecurrentstatusoftheQualityAssurance&Accredited(QAA)certifiedhighereducationinstitutionis20college. BalkumariCollege,Chitwan DamakMultipleCampus,Jhapa SiddhanathMultipleCampus,Kanchanpur LumbiniBanijyaCampus,Rupandehi KailaliMultipleCampus,Kailali MakawanpurMultipleCampus,Makawanpur JanapriyaMultipleCampus,Kaski KathmanduUniversitySchoolofScience KathmanduUniversitySchoolofEngineering SahidSmritiMultipleCampus,Chitwan AadikaviBhanubhaktaCampus,Tanahun TikapurMultipleCampus,Kailali MahendraRatnaMultipleCampus,Illam SukunaMultipleCampus,Morang SindhuliMultipleCampus,Sindhuli CollegeofBiomedicalEngineeringandAppliedSciences,Kathmandu MadhyabinduMultipleCampus,Nawalparasi SaptagandakiMultipleCampus,Chitwan MahakabiDevkotaCampus,Nawalparasi RupandehiCampus,Rupandehi UniversityGrantsCommission(UGC)hascirculatedanoticetoallothercollegestostarttheprocessbyMangsir2079B.S. TheNationalEducationPolicy–2076(clause10.14)envisionsUniversity&HigherEducationCouncilinthechairmanshipofHonorablePrimeMinistertoregulateandsupervisehighereducationpolicies,universities,andUniversityGrantCommission(UGC). ThepolicyclearlyoutlinessomemandatoryrequirementssuchasQualityAssurance&Accreditation(QAA)&EducationManagementInformationSystem(EMIS)foreveryhighereducationinstitution.ThepolicystatementsbelowtestifytheintensityanddirectionoftheGovernmentofNepalforhighereducationinstitutions. Colleges/Universitieswithlowerstudentenrollmentwillbemergedandhumanresourcesofthemergedinstitutionwillbemanagedaccordingly.(PolicyClause–10.14.10) Toensurequalityassurance,anationalqualityprototypewillbepreparedandqualitymeasurementwillbedonethroughanindependentqualityassessmentmechanismundertheHigherEducationCommission.Highereducationinstitutionsthatfailtoensurequalitystandardasperthegivencriteriawithinthespecifiedtimeperiodwillbeclosed.(PolicyClause–10.49.2) Thequalityofeducationalinstitutionsandagenciesprovidinghighereducationwillbeassessedineveryfive-yearsinterval.(PolicyClause–10.49.4) [57][58] Otherthanthat,theCouncilForTechnicalEducationandVocationalTraining(CTEVT),establishedin1989,bytheGovernmentofNepalisthenationalautonomousapexbodyofTechnicalandVocationalEducationandTrainingregulation.Therearealsosomeotherrecognizedorganizationswhoregulatetheirspecifictechnicalfields.Theyare: NepalEngineeringCouncil[59] NepalNursingCouncil[60] NepalMedicalCouncil[61] NepalPharmacyCouncil[62] NepalBarCouncil[63] NewZealand[edit] TheNewZealandQualificationsAuthority(NZQA).[64] Nicaragua[edit] AuniversityinNicaragua(publicorprivate)canonlybeestablishedwithevaluationandapproval(authorisation)bytheNationalCouncilofUniversities(CNUConsejoNacionaldeUniversidades)asprecursortobeingfoundedbyActofParliament.SuchrecogniseduniversitiesenjoythefullAnglo-Saxon-styleautonomyandrequirenoprogrammeaccreditations.TheNationalCouncilofEvaluationandAccreditation(CNEA)isthequalityassuranceagency.Allrecogniseduniversitiesmustparticipateinthequalityassuranceprogrammeincludingmandatoryauto-evaluationandreportingtoCNEA,andmaypursuedeliberateinstitutionalaccreditationbyCNEAoranaccreditationagencyrecognisedbyCNEA.However,CNEAaccreditationdoesonlyapplytoalreadyrecogniseduniversitiesanddoesnotsubstitutetherequiredCNUauthorisation(firstaccreditation).[65] Pakistan[edit] In2003,CanadabeganhelpingPakistandevelopanaccreditationsystem.Asstatedin"OrdinanceNo.LIIIof2002,Para10,Clausee",theHigherEducationCommission(HEC)maysetupnationalorregionalevaluationcouncilsorauthorizeanyexistingcouncilorsimilarbodytocarryoutaccreditationofinstitutionsincludingtheirdepartments,facilitiesanddisciplinesbygivingthemappropriateratings. EstablishedunderQualityAssuranceAgencyofHEC[66] NationalAccreditationCouncilforTeachersEducation(NACTE)[67] NationalAgriculturalEducationAccreditationCouncil(NAEAC)[68] NationalBusinessEducationAccreditationCouncil(NBEAC)[69] NationalComputingEducationAccreditationCouncil(NCEAC)[70] NationalTechnologyCouncil(Pakistan)[71] HECindependentprofessionalbodies[66] PakistanBarCouncil(PBC)[72] PakistanCouncilforArchitectsandTownPlanners(PCATP)[73] PharmacyCouncilofPakistan(PCP)[74] PakistanEngineeringCouncil(PEC)[75] PakistanMedicalandDentalCouncil(PMDC)[76] PakistanNursingCouncil(PNC)[77] PakistanVeterinaryMedicalCouncil(PVMC)[78] NationalCouncilforHomeopathy(NCH)[79] NationalCouncilforTibb(NCT)[80] UnitedArabEmirates[edit] CommissionforAcademicAccreditation(CAA) UnitedStates[edit] Mainarticle:HighereducationaccreditationintheUnitedStates Institutionalaccreditation[edit] Institutionalaccreditationappliestotheentireinstitution,specificprograms,anddistanceeducationwithinaninstitution.[81]TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationrecognizesthefollowingorganizationsasinstitutionalaccreditors:[82][83] AcademyofNutritionandDietetics,AccreditationCouncilforEducationinNutritionandDietetics AccreditingBureauofHealthEducationSchools AccreditationCommissionforAcupunctureandOrientalMedicine AccreditationCommissionforEducationinNursing AccreditingCommissionofCareerSchoolsandColleges AccreditingCouncilforContinuingEducationandTraining AmericanBarAssociation AmericanBoardofFuneralServiceEducation AmericanOsteopathicAssociation AmericanPodiatricMedicalAssociation AssociationforBiblicalHigherEducation AssociationofAdvancedRabbinicalandTalmudicSchools AssociationofInstitutionsofJewishStudies AssociationofTheologicalSchools CommissiononMassageTherapyAccreditation CouncilonAccreditationofNurseAnesthesiaEducationalPrograms CouncilonChiropracticEducation CouncilonOccupationalEducation DistanceEducationAccreditingCommission HigherLearningCommission JointReviewCommitteeonEducationinRadiologicTechnology MiddleStatesCommissiononHigherEducation MiddleStatesCommissiononSecondarySchools MidwiferyEducationAccreditationCouncil MontessoriAccreditationCouncilforTeacherEducation NationalAccreditingCommissionofCareerArtsandSciences NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtandDesign NationalAssociationofSchoolsofDance NationalAssociationofSchoolsofMusic NationalAssociationofSchoolsofTheatre NewEnglandCommissionofHigherEducation NewYorkStateBoardofRegents,andtheCommissionerofEducation NorthwestCommissiononCollegesandUniversities SouthernAssociationofCollegesandSchools TransnationalAssociationofChristianCollegesandSchools WASCAccreditingCommissionforCommunityandJuniorColleges WASCSeniorCollegeandUniversityCommission Programmaticaccreditation[edit] Theseaccreditorstypicallycoveraspecificprogramofprofessionaleducationortraining,butinsomecasestheycoverthewholeinstitution.BoththeUSDepartmentofEducation[84]andCHEA[85]maintainlistsofrecognizedUSprogrammaticaccreditors: AccreditationCommissionforAcupunctureandOrientalMedicine(ACAOM)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) AccreditationCommissionforAudiologyEducation(ACAE)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AccreditationCommissionforEducationinNursing(ACEN)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) AccreditationCommissionforMidwiferyEducation(ACME)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) AccreditationCouncilforBusinessSchoolsandPrograms(ACBSP)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AccreditationCouncilforEducationinNutritionandDietetics,AcademyofNutritionandDietetics(ACEND)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) AccreditationCouncilforPharmacyEducation(ACPE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) AccreditationCouncilonOptometricEducation(ACOE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) AccreditationReviewCommissiononEducationforthePhysicianAssistant(ARC-PA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AccreditingBureauofHealthEducationSchools(ABHES)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) AccreditingCouncilonEducationinJournalismandMassCommunications(ACEJMC)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AmericanAcademyofForensicSciencesForensicScienceEducationProgramsAccreditationCommission(AAFS-FEPAC)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AmericanAssociationofFamilyandConsumerSciences,CouncilforAccreditation(AAFCS-CFA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AmericanBoardofFuneralServiceEducation,CommitteeonAccreditation(ABFSE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) AmericanCouncilforConstructionEducation(ACCE)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AmericanCulinaryFederationEducationFoundation,AccreditingCommission(ACFEF-AC)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AmericanLibraryAssociation,CommitteeonAccreditation(ALA-CoA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation,AccreditationCouncilforOccupationalTherapyEducation(AOTA-ACOTE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) AmericanOsteopathicAssociation,CommissiononOsteopathicCollegeAccreditation(AOA-COCA)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) AmericanPhysicalTherapyAssociation,CommissiononAccreditationinPhysicalTherapyEducation(APTA-CAPTE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) AmericanPodiatricMedicalAssociation,CouncilonPodiatricMedicalEducation(APMA-CPME)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) AmericanPsychologicalAssociation,CommissiononAccreditation(APA-CoA)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) AmericanVeterinaryMedicalAssociation,CouncilonEducation(AVMA-COE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) AssociationforAdvancingQualityinEducatorPreparation(AAQEP)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AssociationforBehaviorAnalysisInternationalAccreditationBoard(ABAI)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AssociationforBiblicalHigherEducationCommissiononAccreditation(ABHE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) AssociationforClinicalPastoralEducation,AccreditationCommission(ACPEInc)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) AssociationofTechnology,Management,andAppliedEngineering(ATMAE)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) AviationAccreditationBoardInternational(AABI)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononAccreditationforHealthInformaticsandInformationManagementEducation(CAHIIM)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononAccreditationforMarriageandFamilyTherapyEducation,AmericanAssociationforMarriageandFamilyTherapy(COAMFTE-AAMFT)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononAccreditationforRespiratoryCare(CoARC)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononAccreditationofAlliedHealthEducationPrograms(CAAHEP)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononAccreditationofAthleticTrainingEducation(CAATE)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononAccreditationofHealthcareManagementEducation(CAHME)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononAccreditationofMedicalPhysicsEducationPrograms(CAMPEP)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononCollegiateNursingEducation(CCNE)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) CommissiononDentalAccreditation,AmericanDentalAssociation(CODA)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) CommissiononEnglishLanguageProgramAccreditation(CEA)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) CommissiononMassageTherapyAccreditation(COMTA)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) CommissiononOpticianryAccreditation(COA-OP)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CommissiononSportManagementAccreditation(COSMA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CouncilforAccreditationofCounselingandRelatedEducationalPrograms(CACREP)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CouncilforInteriorDesignAccreditation(CIDA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CouncilforStandardsinHumanServiceEducation(CSHSE)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CouncilfortheAccreditationofEducatorPreparation(CAEP)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CounciloftheSectionofLegalEducationandAdmissionstotheBar,AmericanBarAssociation(ABA)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) CouncilonAcademicAccreditationinAudiologyandSpeech-LanguagePathology,AmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation(CAA-ASHA)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) CouncilonAccreditationofNurseAnesthesiaEducationalPrograms(COA)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) CouncilonAccreditationofParks,Recreation,TourismandRelatedProfessions(COAPRT)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) CouncilonChiropracticEducation(CCE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) CouncilonEducationforPublicHealth(CEPH)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) CouncilonNaturopathicMedicalEducation(CNME)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) CouncilonSocialWorkEducation,CommissiononAccreditation(CSWE-COA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) InternationalAccreditationCouncilforBusinessEducation(IACBE)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) InternationalFireServiceAccreditationCongress-DegreeAssembly(IFSAC-DA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) JointReviewCommitteeonEducationinRadiologicTechnology(JRCERT)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) JointReviewCommitteeonEducationalProgramsinNuclearMedicineTechnology(JRCNMT)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) LandscapeArchitecturalAccreditationBoard,AmericanSocietyofLandscapeArchitects(LAAB-ASLA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) LiaisonCommitteeonMedicalEducation(LCME)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognizedalthoughnoteligibleforTitleIVfunding) MastersinPsychologyandCounselingAccreditationCouncil(MPCAC)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) MidwiferyEducationAccreditationCouncil(MEAC)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) MontessoriAccreditationCouncilforTeacherEducation(MACTE)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) NationalAccreditingAgencyforClinicalLaboratorySciences(NAACLS)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) NationalAssociationfortheEducationofYoungChildren(NAEYC)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) NationalAssociationofSchoolsofArtandDesignCommissiononAccreditation(NASAD)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) NationalAssociationofSchoolsofDanceCommissiononAccreditation(NASD)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) NationalAssociationofSchoolsofMusicCommissiononAccreditation(NASM)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) NationalAssociationofSchoolsofTheatreCommissiononAccreditation(NAST)(NotCHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) NationalCouncilforAccreditationofTeacherEducation(NCATE)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) NetworkofSchoolsofPublicPolicy,Affairs,andAdministration,CommissiononPeerReviewandAccreditation(NASPAA-COPRA)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) PlanningAccreditationBoard(PAB)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) PsychologicalClinicalScienceAccreditationSystem(PCSAS)(CHEA-recognized,notUSDE-recognized) TeacherEducationAccreditationCouncil(TEAC)(CHEA-recognized,USDE-recognized) Vietnam[edit] VietnamNationalUniversityofHanoi-CenterforEducationAccreditation VietnamNationalUniversityofHoChiMinhCity-CenterforEducationAccreditation DanangUniversity-CenterforEducationAccreditation VinhUniversity-CenterforEducationAccreditation AssociationofVietnamUniversitiesandColleges-CenterforEducationAccreditation Seealso[edit] InternationalAssociationofUniversities Listofunrecognizedhighereducationaccreditationorganizations CentralandEastEuropeanManagementDevelopmentAssociation References[edit] ^"Presentation".INQAAHE.Retrieved2April2017. ^"Mission".INQAAHE.Retrieved2April2017. ^abc"FullMembers".INQAAHE.Retrieved2April2017. ^"CHEAInternationalDirectory".CHEA.Retrieved1April2017. ^"ENQA|EuropeanAssociationforQualityAssuranceinHigherEducation".Enqa.eu.Retrieved2014-05-07. ^abc"Members".ENQA.Retrieved2April2017. ^"ENQAHistory".ENQA.Retrieved2April2017. ^"EQAR:Home".Eqar.eu.Retrieved2014-05-07. ^"Enic-Naric".Enic-Naric.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"FINLEX®–Ajantasainenlainsäädäntö:24.7.2009/558".Finlex.fi.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^StandingConferenceoftheMinistriesofEducationandCulturalAffairsoftheLänderintheFederalRepublicofGermany,FoundationandComposition ^StandingConferenceoftheMinistriesofEducationandCulturalAffairsoftheLänderintheFederalRepublicofGermany,QualitätssicherungimHochschulbereich ^Kultusministerkonferenz.LändergemeinsameStrukturvorgabengemäߧ9Abs.2HRGfürdieAkkreditierungvonBachelor-undMasterstudiengängen.October10,2003,amendedSeptember18,2008 ^CouncilofSciencesandHumanities,FunctionArchivedApril17,2010,attheWaybackMachine ^ResolutionoftheStandingConferenceoftheMinistriesofEducationandCulturalAffairsoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyofDecember16,2004.AgreementontheFoundation"Foundation:AccreditationofStudyCoursesinGermany."ArchivedMarch13,2012,attheWaybackMachine ^AccreditationCouncil,MissionStatement ^AccreditationCouncil,AccreditationAgencies ^AccreditationCouncil,AccreditationofPrograms ^"ANECA".Aneca.es.Retrieved2014-08-24. ^"EducationReformAct1988,sections214to217".Opsi.gov.uk.Retrieved2011-05-24. ^"Checkifauniversityorcollegeisofficiallyrecognised:recognisedbodies".Gov.uk.Retrieved21October2016. ^"Checkifauniversityorcollegeisofficiallyrecognised:listedbodies".Gov.uk.Retrieved21October2016. ^"Aboutus".QualityAssuranceAgency.Retrieved21October2016. ^"Accreditationinformationtable".HigherEducationStatisticsAgency.20September2016.Retrieved21October2016. ^"Professional,StatutoryandRegulatoryBodies(PSRBs)andprofessionalaccreditationofundergraduateprogrammes".HigherEducationStatisticsAgency.5May2016.Retrieved21October2016. ^"ImmigrationRulespart3:students".UKHomeOffice.3January2017.A57B(c)(ii).Retrieved2April2017. ^"Affiliates".ENQA.Retrieved2April2017. ^"Managementandstructure".BritishCouncil.Retrieved2April2017. ^"Accreditation".BritishCouncil.Retrieved2April2017. ^"ABLSAccreditation:TheAccreditationBodyforLanguageServices".ABLS.Retrieved2April2017. ^"TheOpen&DistanceLearningQualityCouncil".ODLQC.Retrieved2April2017. ^"HongKongCouncilforAccreditationofAcademicandVocationalQualifications".Hkcaa.edu.hk.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2011-07-21.Retrieved2011-05-24. ^"ListofProgrammesAccreditedbytheHKCAAVQ".Hkcaavq.edu.hk.2007-12-12.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2011-07-21.Retrieved2011-05-24. ^[1]ArchivedJuly21,2011,attheWaybackMachine ^PressReleasePrecautionsagainst"FakeUniversities/Vishwavidyalayas"(PDF),UniversityGrantsCommission,December2011,retrieved2015-03-07 ^"HigherEducationinIndia".GovernmentofIndiaMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopmentDepartmentofHigherEducation.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2011-07-18.Retrieved2011-05-24. ^"TheOfficialWebsiteofBoardofEngineersMalaysia".BoardofEngineersMalaysia(BEM).Retrieved21November2016. ^"OfficialPortalofMalaysianMedicalCouncil".MalaysianMedicalCouncil(MMC).Retrieved21November2016. ^"MalaysianDentalCouncil(MDC) ::MajlisPergigianMalaysia(MPM)".MalaysianDentalCouncil(MDC).Retrieved21November2016. ^"PharmacyBoard|PharmaceuticalServicesDivisions".PharmacyBoardMalaysia.Retrieved21November2016. ^"OfficialPortalofTraditionalandComplementaryMedicineDivision".MalaysianChineseMedicalAssociations(MCMA).Retrieved21November2016. ^"首页|马来西亚中医师暨针灸联合总会|FCPAAM".FederationofChinesePhysiciansandAcupuncturistsAssociationsMalaysia(FCPAAM).Retrieved21November2016. ^"OfficialPortalofNursingDivision,MinistryofHealth".MalaysiaNursingBoard.Retrieved21November2016. ^"MalaysianVeterinaryCouncil(MVC)".MalaysianVeterinaryCouncil(MVC).Retrieved21November2016. ^"MPHM–MalaysianHomeopathicMedicalCouncil".MalaysianHomeopathicMedicalCouncil(MPHM).Retrieved21November2016. ^"LembagaArkitekMalaysia".LembagaArkitekMalaysia(LAM).Retrieved21November2016. ^"BQSM–OfficialPortalofBoardofQuantitySurveyorsMalaysia".BoardofQuantitySurveyorsMalaysia(BQSM).Retrieved21November2016. ^"MalaysianBarCouncil".MalaysianBarCouncil.Retrieved21November2016. ^"MalaysianInstituteofAccountants".MalaysianInstituteofAccountants(MIA).Retrieved21November2016. ^"CharteredTaxInstituteofMalaysia".CharteredTaxInstituteofMalaysia(CTIM).Retrieved21November2016. ^"FPAM–FinancialPlanningAssociationofMalaysia".FinancialPlanningAssociationofMalaysia(FPAM).Retrieved21November2016. ^"AICB".AsianInstituteofCharteredBankers(AICB).Retrieved21November2016. ^"MACS|MalaysianAssociationofCompanySecretaries|PersatuanSetiausahaSyarikatMalaysia".MalaysianAssociationofCompanySecretaries(MACS).Retrieved21November2016. ^"CharteredSecretariesMalaysia(MAICSA)".TheMalaysianInstituteofCharteredSecretariesandAdministrators(MAICSA).Retrieved21November2016. ^"LPPEH–TheBoardofValuers,AppraisersandEstateAgentsMalaysia".BoardofValuers,Appraisers&RealEstateAgentsMalaysia(LPPEH).Retrieved21November2016. ^"WelcometoLogM".TheSocietyofLogisticians,Malaysia.Retrieved21November2016. ^"UniversityGrantsCommission".Ugcnepal.edu.np.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"AcademicMobilityandtheEducationSystemofNepal–WENR".Wenr.wes.org.2013-03-01.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"NepalEngineeringCouncil".Nec.gov.np.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"NepalNursingCouncil".Nnc.org.np.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"NMC".NMC.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"NepalPharmacyCouncil".NepalPharmacyCouncil.2007-05-10.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"WelcometoNepalBarCouncil,Nepal".NepalBarCouncil.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"Home".NZQA.Retrieved2015-03-07. ^"CNU.::.CONSEJONACIONALDEUNIVERSIDADES".cnu.edu.ni.Retrieved2014-05-07. ^ab"ByAccreditationCouncils".hec.gov.pk. ^".:NationalAccreditationCouncil :.Index".nacte.org.pk. ^"NationalAgricultureEducationAccreditationCouncil".naeac.org. ^"Youarebeingredirected..."www.nbeac.org.pk. ^"Archivedcopy".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2011-02-13.Retrieved2011-02-11.CS1maint:archivedcopyastitle(link) ^"NationalTechnologyCouncil".www.ntc-hec.org.pk. ^"PakistanBarCouncil". ^"PCATPElection2019".pcatp.org.pk. ^"PharmacyCouncilPakisatn".www.pharmacycouncil.org.pk. ^"PEC".www.pec.org.pk. ^"PakistanMedical&DentalCouncil".www.pmdc.org.pk. ^"Home".pnc.org.pk. ^"Home".pvmc.org.pk. ^"NationalCouncilforHomoeopathy,Pakistan".nchpakistan.gov.pk. ^"NationalCouncilForTibb-". ^U.S.DepartmentofEducation,AccreditationintheUnitedStates ^"InstitutionalAccreditingAgencies".U.S.DepartmentofEducation.2021.RetrievedMay25,2021. ^"StatementfromtheU.S.DepartmentofEducationontheStatusofRecognitionofNineAccreditingAgenciesandWithdrawalofRecognitionoftheAccreditingCouncilforIndependentCollegesandSchools".U.S.DepartmentofEducation.June2,2021. ^"AccreditationintheUnitedStates:ProgrammaticAccreditingAgencies".U.S.DepartmentofEducation.June28,2021.RetrievedJuly3,2021. ^"ProgrammaticAccreditingOrganizations".CouncilforHigherEducationAccreditation.2021.RetrievedJuly3,2021. Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_recognized_higher_education_accreditation_organizations&oldid=1051911474" Categories:AcademicinstitutionsHighereducationaccreditationHighereducation-relatedlistsListsofeducationalorganizationsHiddencategories:WebarchivetemplatewaybacklinksCS1maint:archivedcopyastitleArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromMay2020 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages Addlinks