Unaccreditted Institutions

In the United States, accredited institutions of higher education must be accredited by agencies recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Often a school claiming accreditation from an unrecognized accreditor will not be viewed as legitimate in the academic community and business world. Institutional accreditation is required for institutions to receive U.S. government funds. Also, students who attend institutions of higher education that are accredited through accreditation associations not recognized by the USDE or CHEA do not qualify for U.S. government financial aid. Recognized accreditors in the United States are listed in databases maintained by the USDE and CHEA.

The following is a partial list of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning, as identified by the organizations themselves, government authorities, or other independent authorities as of end of 2008. Also, included are some organizations that do not offer educational accreditation but have been misidentified as accreditors by organizations that offer educational services.

• Accreditation Council for TESOL Distance Education Courses
• Accreditation Governing Commission of the United States of America
• Accrediting Commission International (ACI) (in Beebe, Arkansas) (aka International Accrediting Commission)
• Accrediting Council for Colleges and Schools (ACCS)
• Adult Higher Education Alliance
• Alternative Institution Accrediting Association (AIAA)
• American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions (AATI) (in Rocky Mount, North Carolina)
• American Association for Higher Education and Accreditation (AAHEA)
• American Association of Drugless Practitioners Commission on Accreditation (AADPCA)
• American Association of Independent Collegiate Schools of Business
• American Association of International Medical Graduates (AAIMG)
• American Association of Non-traditional Colleges and Universities (AANCU)
• American Association of Schools (AAS)
• American Council of Private Colleges and Universities (ACPCU) (connected to the operator of Hamilton University, now called Richardson University)
• American Federation of Colleges and Schools (AFCS)
• American Federation of Colleges and Seminaries (AmFed) (AFCS) or American Federation of Christian Colleges and Schools (in Lakeland, Florida)
• American Naturopathic Certification Board (ANCB)
• American Naturopathic Medical Accreditation Board
• American Naturopathic Medical Certification and Accreditation Board (ANMCAB or ANMAB)
• American Naturopathic Medicine Association (ANMA)
• American Universities Admission Program
• Arizona Commission of Non-Traditional Private Postsecondary Education
• Association for Distance Learning (ADLP) (aka National Academy of Higher Education and Association of Distance Learning Programs)
• Association for Innovation in Distance Education
• Association for Online Academic Excellence (AOAE) (may be based in Wales)
• Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools (in Virginia)
• Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (in Colorado Springs, Colorado)
• Association of Distance Learning Programs (ADLP) (aka Association for Distance Learning and National Academy of Higher Education)
• Association of International Education Assessors (includes Council for Distance Education Accreditation)
• Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries
• Board of Online Universities Accreditation (BOUA)
• Central States Consortium of Colleges & Schools (CSCCS) (connected to the operator of Breyer State University)
• Central States Council on Distance Education (CSCDE; based in Washington, DC)
• Christian Accrediting Association (CAA)
• Commission on Medical Denturitry Accreditation (COMDA)
• Council for Distance Education Accreditation (CDEA; connected to Association of International Education Assessors)
• Council for International Education Accreditation (CIEA)
• Council of Online Higher Education (COHE)
• Council on Postsecondary Christian Education – According to John Bear’s list of unrecognized accreditors, this organization was established by the operators of LaSalle University (Louisiana) and Kent College (Louisiana).
• Council on Medical Denturitry Education (COMDE)
• Distance Education Council (DEC) (connected to the operator of Saint Regis University) (not to be confused with the legitimate Distance Education Council recognized by the Indian Department of Education)
• Distance Graduation Accrediting Association
• Education Accrediting Association (in Idaho)
• Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners (EBNMP)
• Global Accreditation Commission (GAC)
• Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC)
• Higher Education Services Association (HESA) (connected to University Degree Program)
• Hygienic Doctors Association (HDA)
• Integra Accreditation Association (IAA)
• Inter-Collegiate Joint Committee on Academic Standards (ICJCAS)
• Interfaith Education Ministries (IEM)
• International Academic Accrediting Commission (IAAC)
• International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities (IAAOU) (connected to operators of Ashwood University, Belford University, and Rochville University)
• International Accreditation Association (IAA)
• International Accreditation for Universities, Colleges and Institutes (IAUCI)
• International Accreditation and Recognition Council (IARC)
• International Accrediting Association for Colleges and Universities (IAACU)
• International Accrediting Commission (IAC) (Kenosha, Wisconsin) (aka Accrediting Commission International)
• International Accrediting Commission for Postsecondary Institutions (IACPI)
• International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
• International Association of Educators for World Peace (Includes the international organization and national affiliates in individual countries. Although some unaccredited institutions may have claimed accreditation from this organization, it is not engaged in educational accreditation nor is it an authorized accreditor.)
• International Association of Universities and Schools (IAUS)
• International Commission for Higher Education (ICHE)
• International Commission of Open Post Secondary Education (ICOPSE)
• International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICODE)
• International Distance Learning Accrediting Association (IDLAA)
• International Interfaith Accreditation Association (IIAA) (Closing down operations at the end of May 2007)
• International University Accrediting Association (IUAA) (in California)
• Kingdom Fellowship of Christian Schools and Colleges
• Middle States Accrediting Board (MSAB)
• Midwestern States Accreditation Agency (MSAA)
• National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) (aka Association for Distance Learning)
• National Accreditation Association (NAA)
• National Association for Private Post-Secondary Education (NAPSE)
• National Association of Alternative Schools and Colleges (NAASC)
• National Association of Open Campus Colleges (NAOCC)
• National Association of Private Nontraditional Schools and Colleges (NAPNSC; Grand Junction, Colorado)
• National College Accreditation Council (NCAC)
• National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
• National Council of Schools and Colleges (NCSC)
• National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE)
• National Distance Learning Accreditation Council (NDLAC) (Glenndale University and Suffield University claim NDLAC accreditation)
• National Learning Online Council (NLOC)
• Naturopathic National Council (NNC)
• Non-Traditional Course Accreditation Body (NTCAB)
• Online Christ Centered Ministries
• Pacific Association of Schools and Colleges (PASC)
• Regional Education Accrediting Commission (REDAC)
• Regional Education Accreditation Commission (REDAC)
• Serampore University, see Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College
• Southern Accrediting Association of Bible Institutes and Colleges (SAABIC)
• The Association for Online Distance Learning (TAODL)
• Transworld Accrediting Commission International (TWACI), Riverside, California, USA
• US-DETC—Nevada (not to be confused with the legitimate DETC, based in Washington DC.)
• Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation (UCOEA)
• Virtual University Accrediting Association (in California) (VUAA)
• Western Association of Private Alternative Schools (WAPAS)
• Western Council on Non-Traditional Private Post Secondary Education (WCNPPSE)
• World Conference of Associations of Theological Institutions
• World Association of Universities and Colleges (WAUC) (in Nevada; operated by Maxine Asher)
• World Council For Excellence in Higher Education (WCEHE)
• World Online Education Accrediting Commission (WOEAC)
• World-wide Accreditation Commission of Christian Educational Institutions (WACCEI)

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