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Unrecognized Accreditation Agencies
The following accreditation agencies are NOT approved or recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDOE). This list is not exhaustive. Additional unapproved agencies may exist. Contact the USDOE to confirm any accreditation agencies not found in the lists at the bottom of this page.- Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges and Universities
- Accrediting Commission for Specialized Colleges
- Accrediting Commission International
- Accrediting Council for Colleges and Schools
- Accreditation Governing Commission of the United States of America
- Alternative Institution Accrediting Association
- American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions
- American Association of Bible Colleges
- American Association of Drugless Practitioners Commission on Accreditation
- American Association of Independent Collegiate Schools of Business
- American Association of International Medical Graduates
- American Association of Non-traditional Colleges and Universities
- American Association of Schools
- American Council of Private Colleges and Universities
- American Council on Education
- American Education Association for the Accreditation of Schools, Colleges & Universities
- American Federation of Colleges and Schools
- American Federation of Colleges and Seminaries
- American International Commission for Excellence in Higher Education, Inc.
- American Naturopathic Medical Certification and Accreditation Board
- Arizona Commission of Non-Traditional Private Postsecondary Education
- Asia Theological Association
- Association for Distance Learning
- Association for Online Academic Excellence
- Association for Online Distance Learning
- Association of Accredited Private Schools
- Association of Career Training Schools
- Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools
- Association of Christian Schools International
- Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries
- Association of World Universities and Colleges
- Board of Online Universities Accreditation
- Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore
- British Learning Association
- Central States Consortium of Colleges Schools
- Centre of Academic Excellence
- Central States Council on Distance Education
- Christian Accrediting Association
- Commission for the Accreditation of European Non-Traditional Universities
- Commission on Medical Denturitry Accreditation
- Council for Distance Education Accreditation
- Council for International Education Accreditation
- Council for the Accreditation of Correspondence Schools
- Council on Medical Denturitry Education
- Council on Post Secondary Alternative Accreditation
- Distance Education Council
- Distance Education Council of America
- Distance Graduation Accrediting Association
- Distance Learning Council of Europe
- European Committee for Home and Online Education
- European Council for Business Education
- European Council for Distance and Open Learning
- Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners
- Global Accreditation Commission
- Higher Education Accreditation Commission
- Higher Education Services Association
- Integra Accreditation Association
- Inter-Collegiate Joint Committee on Academic Standards
- Interfaith Education Ministries
- International Academic Accrediting Commission
- International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities
- International Accreditation Association
- International Accreditation for Universities, Colleges and Institutes
- International Accreditation and Recognition Council
- International Accrediting Association for Colleges and Universities
- International Accrediting Commission
- International Accrediting Commission for Postsecondary Institutions
- International Accrediting Commission for Schools, Colleges, and Theological Seminaries
- International Association of Colleges and Universities
- International Association of Educators for World Peace
- International Association of Non-Traditional Schools
- International Association of Universities and Schools
- International Commission for Higher Education
- International Commission for the Accreditation of Colleges and Universities
- International Commission of Open Post Secondary Education
- International Council for Accrediting Alternate and Theological Studies
- International Council for Open and Distance Education
- International Christian Accrediting Association
- International Distance Learning Accrediting Association
- International University Accrediting Association
- Kingdom Fellowship of Christian Schools and Colleges
- Middle States Accrediting Board
- Midwestern States Accreditation Agency
- National Academy of Higher Education
- National Accreditation Association
- National Association for Private Post-Secondary Education
- National Association of Alternative Schools and Colleges
- National Association of Open Campus Colleges
- National Association for Private Nontraditional Schools and Colleges
- National Council of Schools and Colleges
- National Commission on Higher Education
- National Distance Learning Accreditation Council
- National Learning Online Council
- Naturopathic National Council
- Non-Traditional Course Accreditation Body
- Online Christ Centered Ministries
- Pacific Association of Schools and Colleges
- Regional Education Accreditation Commission
- Southern Accrediting Association of Bible Institutes and Colleges
- Tennessee Association of Christian Schools
- Transworld Accrediting Commission International
- United Congress of Colleges
- United States Distance Learning Association
- Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation
- Virtual University Accrediting Association
- West European Accrediting Society
- Western Association of Private Alternative Schools
- Western Council on Non-Traditional Private Post Secondary Education
- Virtual University Accrediting Association
- World Association of Universities and Colleges
- World Online Education Accrediting Commission
- World-wide Accreditation Commission of Christian Educational Institutions
- Worldwide Accrediting Commission