This is a list of unrecognized higher education accreditation organizations, as identified by the organizations themselves, government authorities in their respective countries, or other independent authorities. This article includes entities that are engaged in
higher education accreditation
Higher education accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of post-secondary educational institutions or programs are evaluated to determine if applicable standards are met. If standards are met, acc ...
or have been identified as being accreditors, but which lack appropriate recognition or authorization.
Prerequisites and rules for higher education accreditation vary from country to country. In most countries, the function of
quality assurance
Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to ensure that the product(s) delivered to customer(s) meet with the contractual and other agreed upon performance, design ...
for higher education institutions is conducted by a government ministry of education.
[ However in the United States, educational accreditation is performed primarily by private ]nonprofit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
membership associations,[Diploma mills provide phony credentials](_blank)
By Helena Andrews, ''The Capital Times
''The Capital Times'' (or ''Cap Times'') is a digital-first newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by The Capital Times Company. The company also owns 50 percent of Capital Newspapers, which now does business as Madison Media Partners. The o ...
''/ Medill News Service, February 14, 2005 the legitimacy of which is validated through recognition by the United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Departmen ...
(USDE), the Council for Higher Education Accreditation
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is a United States organization of degree-granting colleges and universities. It identifies its purpose as providing national advocacy for academic quality through accreditation in order ...
(CHEA), or both.[ USDE and CHEA recognize many of the independent accrediting organizations, but not all. Accreditors seek USDE or CHEA recognition for different reasons; for example, USDE recognition is required for accreditors whose institutions or programs seek eligibility for federal student aid funds. CHEA recognition confers an academic legitimacy on accrediting organizations, helping to solidify the place of these organizations and their institutions and programs in the national higher education community.
Often, a school relying on accreditation from an unrecognized accrediting body will not be viewed as legitimate in the academic community. Institutional accreditation is usually required by US institutions to receive federal government funds.][ Also, students who attend institutions of higher education that are accredited through organizations not recognized by the USDE or CHEA do not qualify for US government financial aid.][An Overview of U.S. Accreditation]
by Judith S. Eaton, CHEA. Archived August 4, 2007. Similarly, employers or graduate programs cannot be confident that graduates of an unaccredited institution or program will be appropriately prepared.
To assist education consumers, several national and international bodies publish lists of recognized accreditation bodies and accredited educational institutions, as well as lists of other accreditors that are known to lack the necessary legal authority or recognition, and higher education providers known to lack accreditation.[ The United States organization CHEA maintains an international directory of education ministries and other recognized higher education ]quality assurance
Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to ensure that the product(s) delivered to customer(s) meet with the contractual and other agreed upon performance, design ...
bodies worldwide. The 2007 version of that directory lists 467 recognized bodies in 175 countries.
Many, but not all, of the entities in the list below are considered to be fraudulent accreditation mill
An accreditation mill is an organization that purports to award educational accreditation to higher education institutions without having government authority or recognition from mainstream academia to operate as an accreditor. Implicit in the term ...
s that were set up to help diploma mills lure students and whose "accreditation" has no legal or academic value. Some diploma and degree mills have played a role in creating these accrediting bodies as well. These diploma and degree mills may further confuse matters by claiming to consider work history, professional education, or previous learning, and may even require the submission of a purported dissertation or thesis, in order to give an added appearance of legitimacy. Some other listed entities are religious accreditation bodies, whose accreditation may have doctrinal
Doctrine (from la, doctrina, meaning "teaching, instruction") is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the essence of teachings in a given branch of knowledge or in a belief system ...
significance but lacks recognized academic value.[
Also included are some organizations that do not offer ]educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated and verified by an external body to determine whether applicable and recognized standards are met ...
but have been falsely identified as accrediting bodies by organizations that claim to have been accredited by them. A notable example of this last type is UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coope ...
, which does not have authority to recognize or accredit higher education institutions or agencies.diploma mill
A diploma mill (also known as a degree mill) is a company or organization that claims to be a higher education institution but provides illegitimate academic degrees and diplomas for a fee. The degrees can be fabricated (made-up), falsified (fake ...
s have claimed false UNESCO accreditation, UNESCO itself has published warnings against education organizations that claim UNESCO recognition or affiliation.[Luca Lantero]
Degree Mills: non-accredited and irregular higher education institutions
, Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA), Italy. "On Unesco's website a warning has also been published regarding all institutions that claim to be recognized by them, but which are actually not. As Unesco make clear in their communiqué, they do not have the power to accredit any higher education institutions or agencies; as a consequence, institutions or agencies claiming to be recognized by Unesco has to be looked upon with suspicion."
A
* Academy for Contemporary ResearchMonticello University Monticello University was an unaccredited diploma mill incorporated in Hawaii, but based in Kansas, whose operator Leslie Edwin Snell (aka Dax Snell) was found guilty in 2000 of issuing invalid degrees, and which Kansas has accused of being fake. ...
, also associated with La Jolla University and Irish International University[
* Accelerated Degree Programs][
* Accreditation Agency for European Non-Traditional Universities, Ireland, New York; accreditor of Ballmore Irish University][
* Accreditation Association of Ametrican College and Universities; accredited the American University of Hawaii][
* Accreditation Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries, Morgantown, Kentucky][
* Accreditation Council for Distance Education][
* Accreditation Council for International Education][
* Accreditation Council for Online Academia]Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) is a non-profit education corporation that was recognized until 2021 by the United States Department of Education as an independent and autonomous national accrediting body.
...
* Accreditation Council on Medical Denturity[
* Accreditation Distance Education Council][
* Accreditation Governing Commission of the United States of America][Fiocchetti, C., Checcacci, C. & Lantero, L., "How to spot and counter diploma mills", Chapter 4 (November, 2010) ''Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA)'' ][Ezell, Allen (2009)]
Recent Developments with Degree Mills: Accreditation Mills and Counterfeit Diploma and Transcript Operations
, ''College and University'' 85(2): 40–50. Accessed on website of MACRAO, the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers, October 19, 2010.[Bear, John, and Bear, Mariah P.]
Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning
Ten Speed Press, 2003, pages 51–61. [Stephen Barrett]
Be Wary of Nonrecognized Accreditation Agencies, dated November 20, 2008
Credential Watch website, accessed October 7, 2010
* Accreditation Panel for Online Colleges and Universities[
* Accredited Universities of Sovereign Nations][ from their own website: "We are not affiliated with any government, any industry, any sovereign nation, nor any political or religious ideology — our seal of accreditation is one of independence and international excellence." (affiliated with American University of Sovereign Nations)
* Accrediting Association of Christian Colleges and Seminaries, Sarasota, Florida][
* Accrediting Commission for Specialized Colleges, Gas City, Indiana][
* ]Accrediting Commission International
Accrediting Commission International (ACI), also known as Accrediting Commission International for Schools, Colleges, and Theological Seminaries, possibly associated with International Accrediting Commission (IAC), also known as International Accr ...
(ACI) (formerly in Beebe, Arkansas
Beebe is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,315 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the second most populous in the county. The city is home to Arkansas State University-Beebe. ASU-Beebe also has branch campuse ...
, now in Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sout ...
) (aka International Accrediting Commission)["Accrediting" entities not recognized by the State of Oregon]
, Oregon State Office of Degree Authorization The Oregon Office of Degree Authorization (ODA) is a unit of the Office of Student Access and Completion, with responsibilities related to maintaining high standards in private higher education institutions in Oregon. ODA administers laws and prov ...
(accessed March 17, 2009)[
* (ACI) (in ]Beebe, Arkansas
Beebe is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,315 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the second most populous in the county. The city is home to Arkansas State University-Beebe. ASU-Beebe also has branch campuse ...
) (aka Accrediting Commission International)[
* Accrediting Commission of Independent Colleges and Schools, Bald Knob, Kentucky][
* Accrediting Commission of International Colleges and Universities (ACICU)][
* Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA)
* Advanced Online Business Education Society][
* Agency of International Education
* AF Sep, accreditor claimed by Beta International University][
* Alternative Institution Accrediting Association (AIAA), Washington, DC][
* ]American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions
American Accrediting Association of Theological Institutions (AAATI) is a Christian nonprofit organization based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It was founded by Cecil Johnson, president of Christian Bible College, a distance education Bible ...
(AATI) (in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Edgecombe and Nash County, North Carolina, Nash counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it ...
)[Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning]
by John Bear, Mariah P. Bear (2003), page 61
* American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)[
* American Association for Higher Education and Accreditation (AAHEA)][ Based in ]Ocala, Florida
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Home to ...
, but uses the name and Washington, DC
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, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...
telephone number of another organization that was defunct in 2009.[
* American Association of Accredited Private Schools (AAPS) ][
* American Association of Drugless Practitioners Commission on Accreditation (AADPCA); also known as American Alternative Medical Association][
* 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 Non-Traditional Private Postsecondary Education][
* American Association of Schools (AAS)][
* American Association of Universities and Colleges (AAUC)][
* American Board of Higher Education Commission (ABHEC)][
* American Bureau of Higher Education (ABHE)][
* American Communication Association (ACA)][
* ]American Council of Private Colleges and Universities
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
(ACPCU) (connected to the operator of Hamilton University, now called Richardson University)[States Struggle to Regulate Online Colleges That Lack Accreditation]
by Sarah Carr and Andrea L. Foster, ''The Chronicle of Higher Education
''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and student affairs professionals (staff members and administrators). A subscription is required to rea ...
'', March 23, 2001
* American Council on Private School Accreditation (ACPSA)[Canyon College lists accreditation through the Nevada based ANMAB and the New York based ACPSA. .]
* American Education Association for the Accreditation of Schools, Colleges & Universities[
* 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
Lakeland is the most populous city in Polk County, Florida, part of the Tampa Bay Area, located along Interstate 4 east of Tampa. According to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. Lakeland is a principal c ...
)[
* American Naturopathic Certification Board (ANCB)][
* American Naturopathic Medical Accreditation Board (ANMAB)][
* American Naturopathic Medicine Association (ANMA)][
* American Psychotherapy Association][
* American Universities Admission Program
* American University Accreditation Council (connected to the operator of the University of Northern Virginia)][Tom Bartlett, Karin Fischer, and Josh Keller]
Little-Known Colleges Exploit Visa Loopholes to Make Millions Off Foreign Students
''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', March 20, 2011. Identifies the organization as "not recognized by the Department of Education." "Drive to the address on the contact page and ... you'll find a bustling auto-body repair shop. That shop, it turns out, is owned by Gary Zhu, acting chairman of the board at UNVA."
* Arizona Commission of Non-Traditional Private Postsecondary Education[
* ]Asia Theological Association
Asia Theological Association (ATA) is a Christian organisation of seminaries in Asia. It is a member of the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education. The headquarters is in Quezon City, Philippines.
History
ATA was formally esta ...
(ATA)[
* Association of Accredited Schools of Business Internationa]
Link to the accreditation mill
* Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP)[
* ]Association for Distance Learning
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*Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
*Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
*Voluntary associatio ...
Programs (ADLP)(aka National Academy of Higher Education and Association of Distance Learning Programs)[Associated Press]
Cheyenne police chief defends distance-learning degree
, April 23, 2005.
* Association for Innovation in Distance Education[
* Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students (AEGIS)
* Association of Accredited Bible Schools][
* Association of Accredited Private Schools][
* Association of Career Training Schools][
* Association of Christian Colleges and Theological Schools (in Louisiana or Virginia)][
* Association of Distance Learning Programs (ADLP) (aka Association for Distance Learning and National Academy of Higher Education)][
* Association of Independent Christian Colleges & Seminaries
* Association of International Education Assessors (includes Council for Distance Education Accreditation)][Association of International Education Assessors and its affiliate, the Council for Distance Education Accreditation, are based in the United States (Murfreesboro, Tennessee), bu]
their website states
that the organization "is not listed with any government agency or the U.S. Department of Education."
* Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries[
* ]Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is an American professional organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to ...
(AACSB)
B
* Board of Online Universities Accreditation (BOUA)[Gene Trainor]
Diploma mills keep churning out bogus degrees
''Star-Telegram'' (Fort Worth, Texas), March 27, 2010
* British Learning Association (BLA)[
* British Public University System, claims authorization from British Honduras (which became ]Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
in 1981)[
]
C
* Central Orthodox Synod, claimed accreditor of International Reform University[
* Central States Consortium of Colleges & Schools (CSCCS), Warren, Ohio][
* Centre of Academic Excellence UK (CAEUK)][
* Central States Council on Distance Education (CSCDE), (Washington, DC); alternatively named Central States Association Council on Distance Education][
* Christ For The Nations Association of Bible Schools (CFNABS]
January 2017>
* Christian Accrediting Association (CAA)[
* College for Professional Assessment][
* Commission for the Accreditation of European Non-Traditional Universities][
* Commission on Medical Denturitry Accreditation (COMDA)][
*Confederation of International Accreditation Commission (CIAC) CIAC is registered in Delaware, USA as a private company, however, solely operates out of India and has no functional presence in the USA as it claims. Their Registered Office Address noted on the company’s website is of the address of their company registration Agent. Therefore, evident that it is another fake degree accreditation agencies misleading public and regulators in India portraying it as an International organisation.
* Council for Distance Education Accreditation (CDEA), (connected to Association of International Education Assessors)][
* Council for International Education Accreditation (CIEA)][
* Council on Postsecondary Alternative Education][
* Council on Postsecondary Christian Education – According to John Bear (educator), John Bear's list of unrecognized accreditors, this organization was established by the operators of LaSalle University (Louisiana) and Kent College (Louisiana).][Accrediting Agencies Not Recognized Under GAAP]
(website recommended b
; both websites accessed October 21, 2007)[
* Council on Medical Denturitry Education (COMDE)][
]
D
* Distance Education Council (regis) (DEC) ''(connected to the operator of Saint Regis University
Saint Regis University sometimes styled as St. Regis University was a diploma mill operation that was one of about 120 connected institutions operated by an American fraud ring from about 1999 until 2005, when it was shut down by U.S. government ...
)'' (not to be confused with the legitimate Distance Education Council
The Distance Education Bureau (DEB) is a bureau of the University Grants Commission (UGC) based in New Delhi, India, in charge of regulating distance education in India. It was established in 2012, replacing the Distance Education Council (DEC ...
recognized by the Indian Department of Education)[
* Distance Education Council of America][
* Distance Education and Training Council (UK, Cyprus) (detc.org.uk not to be confused with the legitimate detc.org)][
* Distance Graduation Accrediting Association][
* Distance Learning Council of Europe (DLCE)][ ''(connected to ]University Degree Program
University Degree Program (UDP) is or was an unaccredited consortium of diploma mills run by Americans Jason and Caroline Abraham (of Brooklyn, New York; also known by their Hebrew names Yaakov and Chaya Rochel) beginning in the 1990s. In 2004, ...
)''
E
* Education Accrediting Association (in Idaho)[
* Educational Accreditation Association (in Idaho)
* Education Commission for Integrative Healt] (ECIH)][
* Education International (Idaho), Post Falls, Idaho.][About Us]
, Accreditedu.org, accessed August 6, 2012. States "Education International is applying for recognition and/or listing with" several governments. Not to be confused with Education International
Education International (EI) is a global union federation (GUF) of teachers' trade unions consisting of 401 member organizations in 172 countries and territories that represents over 30 million education personnel from pre-school through universi ...
, a global federation of unions.
* Education Quality Assurance Commission (EQAC)
* European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools](in France, Belgium, and UK)[
* European Committee for Home and Online Education (ECHOE) ''(connected to ]University Degree Program
University Degree Program (UDP) is or was an unaccredited consortium of diploma mills run by Americans Jason and Caroline Abraham (of Brooklyn, New York; also known by their Hebrew names Yaakov and Chaya Rochel) beginning in the 1990s. In 2004, ...
)''[
* ]European Council for Distance and Open Learning
European, or Europeans, or Europeneans, may refer to:
In general
* ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe
** Ethnic groups in Europe
** Demographics of Europe
** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe a ...
(ECDOE)[ ''(connected to ]University Degree Program
University Degree Program (UDP) is or was an unaccredited consortium of diploma mills run by Americans Jason and Caroline Abraham (of Brooklyn, New York; also known by their Hebrew names Yaakov and Chaya Rochel) beginning in the 1990s. In 2004, ...
)''[
* Examining Board of Natural Medicine Practitioners (EBNMP)][
* Expressive Psychology Association][
]
G
* Global Accreditation Board for Distance Learning
* Global Accreditation Commission (GAC)[
* Government Accreditation Association of Delaware
]
H
* Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC)[
* Higher Education Services Association (HESA) ''(connected to University Consulting Inc.''][ and '']University Degree Program
University Degree Program (UDP) is or was an unaccredited consortium of diploma mills run by Americans Jason and Caroline Abraham (of Brooklyn, New York; also known by their Hebrew names Yaakov and Chaya Rochel) beginning in the 1990s. In 2004, ...
'')[
* Hygienic Doctors Association (HDA)
]
I
* International Accreditation Council for Business Studies (IACBS)] - IACBS since 1991, does not exist
* Innovation University of Silicon Valley recently founded (2015), office located in California
* 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 The International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities (IAAOU) is a self-styled "accreditation" board based in the United States. It has no status with the United States Department of Education (USDE) or the Council for Higher Education Accr ...
(IAAOU) ''(connected to operators of Ashwood University
Ashwood University is a diploma mill in Pakistan. It claims to award academic degrees based on "life experience." Ashwood University is not accredited by any recognised accreditation body. As such, its degrees may not be acceptable to employers o ...
, Belford University
Belford University was an organization that offered online unaccredited degrees for "life experience". The organization maintained a post office box in Humble, Texas, but its certificates were mailed from the United Arab Emirates. Along with many ...
, and Rochville University
Rochville University was an online diploma mill offering a "Life Experience Degree, and Certificate Program" without coursework or prior transcript evaluation. The State of Texas classified it as an "illegal supplier of educational credentials" wh ...
)''[
* 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 Schools, Colleges, and Theological Seminaries (IAC) (aka International Accrediting Commission)][
* International Accrediting Commission for Postsecondary Institutions (IACPI)][
* International Accrediting Commission for Postsecondary Education Institutions][
]
International Association for Distance Learning
(IADL) - IADL states that it does not accredit institutions unless they "are licensed or approved by national or regional government or are already accredited by a nationally or internationally recognised organisation or body" and that it has no government affiliation, but IADL has been claimed as an accreditor by institutions lacking standard licensing, approval or accreditation.
* International Accreditation Organisation
* International Association of Bible Colleges and Seminaries (IABCS) a proposed name for Southern Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges, Institutes and Seminaries.[
* International Association of Educators for World Peace][
* International Association of Universities and Schools (IAUS)]
''Chronicle for Higher Education
''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and student affairs professionals (staff members and administrators). A subscription is required to rea ...
'' by Thomas Bartlett and Scott Smallwood, June 25, 2004International Association of Universities
The International Association of Universities (IAU) is a membership-led non-governmental organization working in the field of higher education. It comprises more than 600 higher education institutions and organizations in over 130 countries. IAU ...
(IAU))
* International Commission for Higher Education (ICHE)[
* International Commission of Open Post Secondary Education (ICOPSE)][
* International Commission on Distance Learning,][ (not to be confused with the US-recognized ]Distance Education and Training Council
The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), formerly the National Home Study Council and then as the Distance Education and Training Council, is a non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in ...
(DETC))
* International Distance Learning Accrediting Association (IDLAA)[
* International Education Ministry of Accreditation Association]
(IIAA) (Closing down operations at the end of May 2007)
* International Parliament for Safety and Peace
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(IPSP), operating from Italy
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[
* International University Accrediting Association (IUAA) (in California)][
]
K
* Kingdom Fellowship of Christian Schools and Colleges[
]
M
* Middle States Accrediting Board (MSAB)[
* Mid States Accrediting Agency][
* Midwestern States Accreditation Agency (MSAA)][
]
N
* National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE)[
* National Academy of Higher Learning][
* National Accreditation Association (NAA)][
* National Accrediting Agency of Private Theological Institutions (NAAPTI). Grimesland, North Carolina.
* National Association for Private Post-Secondary Education (NAPSE)][
* National Association for the Legal Support of Alternative Schools (NALSAS)
* National Association of Alternative Schools and Colleges (NAASC)][
* National Association of Open Campus Colleges (NAOCC)][
* (NAPNSC), (Grand Junction, Colorado)][
* National Board of Education of Liberia][
* National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE)][
* National Council of Schools and Colleges (NCSC)][
* National Distance Learning Accreditation Council (NDLAC)][ ''( Glendale University and Suffield University claim NDLAC accreditation)''
* National Learning Online Council (NLOC)][
* Naturopathic National Council (NNC)][
* North American Distance Learning Association (NADLA)][
* Northwest Regional Accrediting Agency][
]
P
* Pacific Association of Schools and Colleges (PASC)[
* Private World Association of Universities and Colleges][
* Professional Board of Education, West Lebanon, New Hampshire][
]