Regional accrediting agencies recognized by CHEA

College Accreditation, an academic stamp of approval, is a status granted to an educational institution, a program within the institution or several of the programs that meets or exceeds predetermined criteria of educational quality. If you want to get proper value of your money and time you should check the accreditation of your college. There are six Regional accrediting agencies recognized by CHEA and US Department of education and You can use their websites to find the status of your school. CHEA stands for Commission of Higher Education accreditation. These 6 organizations are:

1. North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement - http://www.ncacasi.org
2. Middle States Commission on Higher Education – http://www.msache.org
3. New England Association of Schools and Colleges – http://www.neasc.org
4. Western Association of Schools and Colleges – http://www.wascweb.org
5. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities – http://www.nwccu.org/
6. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – http://www.sacscoc.org