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Accreditation Information

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The goal of accreditation is to ensure the quality of higher education institutions. Accrediting agencies are private educational associations at both the federal and state level which assess whether or not an institution or program meets an accrediting agency's criteria.

For a listing of national accredited agencies recognized by the Department of Education, click here. For a listing of California State agency approvals for specific fields of study, click here.


Web sites that offer more information about accreditation....


  • Department of Ed
    www.ope.ed.gov
    Listing of regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as reliable authorities concerning the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs they accredit.
  • CHEA
    www.chea.org
    Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is a nongovernmental higher education organization who recognizes 60 accrediting organizations. They are a national voice for voluntary accreditation and quality assurance. For a list of accrediting agencies by CHEA, click here.
  • Accrediting Agencies
    list of agencies
    A complete list of agencies that provide accreditations.