1. The Council for Higher Education Organization (CHEA) is a prominent private accreditation body, second in authority only to the United States Department of Education. Accreditation organizations, whether domestic or international, all aim for recognition by both the U.S Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. However, only a select few actually achieve this dual recognition. CHEA serves as the highest quality assurance forum for national and international accrediting organizations.

2. Regional Accrediting Organizations hold the highest level of accreditation acknowledged by both the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Institutional members of these organizations are bestowed with EDUCAUSE School ID numbers, granting them the privilege to use the “.edu” domain in their websites and email addresses. The current members include:

National Accrediting Organizations:
The members of National Accrediting organizations enjoy both the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education granting them the privilege of utilizing the “.edu” domain in their web and e-mail addresses. These organizations are further classified into three distinct categories:

The following are the national accrediting organizations recognized by CHEA:

National Faith-Related Accrediting Organizations:

The following are the national accrediting organizations recognized by CHEA:

Programmatic Accrediting Organizations:

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