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AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Jerry Trapnell Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation Officer 777 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 750 Tampa, FL 33602 Phone: 813-769-6500 Fax: 813-769-6559 E-mail: jerryt@aacsb.edu www.aacsb.edu
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Peter H. Vlasses, Executive Director 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500 Chicago, IL 60662 Phone: 312-664-3575 Fax: 312-664-4652 E-mail: csinfo@acpe-accredit.org www.acpe-accredit.org
Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) Commission on Accreditation Formerly the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (AABC) Ralph Enlow, Executive Director, 5575 South Semoran Boulevard, Suite 26, Orlando, FL 32822, Phone: 407-207-0808, Fax: 407-207-0840, E-mail: info@abhe.org www.abhe.org
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) John E. McCarty, Executive Director 12000 Findley Road, Suite 240 Duluth, GA 30097 Phone: 770-476-1224 Fax: 770-476-1738 E-mail: arc-pa@arc-pa.org www.arc-pa.org
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) Sheryl L. Moody, Executive Director 750 First Street NE, Suite 980 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-336-6780 Fax: 202-842-2593 E-mail: smoody@acics.org www.acics.org
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) Susanne Shaw, Executive Director School of Journalism, Stauff er-Flint Hall 1435 Jayhawk Boulevard University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66047 Phone: 785-864-3986 Fax: 785-864-5225 E-mail: sshaw@ku.edu www2.ku.edu/~acejmc
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) Jeffrey S. Harmon, Director of Accreditation Services 112 South Alfred Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-838-9808 (main) / 703-253-0459 (direct) Fax: 703-838-9805 E-mail: coamfte@aamft.org www.aamft.org
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) George Boggs, President/CEO One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 410 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-728-0200 ext. 238 Fax: 202-452-1461 E-mail: gboggs@aacc.nche.edu www.aacc.nche.edu
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), Council for Accreditation Gay Nell McGinnis Director of Credentialing and Professional Development 1555 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-706-4600, 800-424-8080 Fax: 703-706-4663 E-mail: gmcginnis@aafcs.org www.aafcs.org
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Constantine W. Curris, President 1307 New York Avenue NW, Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-478-4647 Fax: 202-478-1511 E-mail: currisc@aascu.org www.aascu.org
American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) Committee on Accreditation Michael Smith, Executive Director 3432 Ashland Avenue, Suite U St. Joseph, MO 64506 Phone: 816-233-3747 Fax: 816-233-3793 E-mail: exdir@abfse.org www.abfse.org
American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) Michael M. Holland, Executive Vice President 1717 North Loop 1604 East, Suite 320 San Antonio, TX 78232 Phone: 210-495-6161 Fax: 210-495-6168 E-mail: acce@acce-hq.org www.acce-hq.org
American Council on Education (ACE) David Ward, President One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-939-9310 Fax: 202-659-2212 E-mail: president@ace.nche.edu www.acenet.edu
American Culinary Federation Educational Institute Accrediting Commission (ACF) Candice Childers, Director of Accreditation 180 Center Place Way St. Augustine, FL 32095 Phone: 800-624-9458 Fax: 904-825-4758 E-mail: cchilders@acfchefs.net
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American Dietetic Association, Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE-ADA) Beverly E. Mitchell, Senior Director 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-899-4872 Fax: 312-899-4817 E-mail: bmitchell@eatright.org www.eatright.org/cade
American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation (CoA) Karen O’Brien, Director, Office for Accreditation 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: 800-545-2433 ext. 2432 Fax: 312-280-2433 E-mail: kobrien@ala.org www.ala.org/accreditation/
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) Neil Harvison, Director 4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220 Bethesda, MD 20824 Phone: 301-652-2682 ext. 2912 Fax: 301-652-1417 E-mail: accred@aota.org www.aota.org
American Optometric Association (AOA) Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) Joyce L. Urbeck, Administrative Director 243 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63141 Phone: 314-991-4100 ext. 246 Fax: 314-991-4101 E-mail: acoe@aoa.org www.theacoe.org
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) Mary Jane Harris, Director 1111 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-706-3245 Fax: 703-706-3387 E-mail: accreditation@apta.org www.capteonline.org
American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) Alan R. Tinkleman, Executive Director 9312 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301-581-9200 Fax: 301-571-4903 E-mail: artinkleman@apma.org www.cpme.org
American Psychological Association (APA) Committee on Accreditation (CoA) Susan F. Zlotlow, Executive Director Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation 750 First Street NE Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-336-5979 Fax: 202-336-5978 E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org www.apa.org
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) Ronald C. Leighton, Executive Director 636 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-898-2444 Fax: 202-898-1185 E-mail: rleighton@asla.org www.asla.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Patrima Tice, Director of Credentialing 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 301-897-0140 Fax: 301-571-0481 E-mail: ptice@asha.org www.asha.org/about/academia/accreditation/
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education Elizabeth Sabin Assistant Director of the Education and Research Division 1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100 Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: 800-248-2862 ext. 6675 Fax: 847-925-9329 E-mail: esabin@avma.org www.avma.org
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS) Bernard Fryshman, Executive Vice President 11 Broadway, Suite 405 New York, NY 10004 Phone: 212-363-1991 Fax: 212-533-5335 E-mail: Contact by phone or fax Contact by phone or fax
Association of American Universities (AAU) Robert M. Berdahl, President 1200 New York Avenue NW, Suite 550 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-408-7500 Fax: 202-408-8184 E-mail: nils_hasselmo@aau.edu www.aau.edu
Association of American Universities (AAU) Robert M. Berdahl, President 1200 New York Avenue NW, Suite 550 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-408-7500 Fax: 202-408-8184 E-mail: nils_hasselmo@aau.edu www.aau.edu
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Douglas G. Viehland, Executive Director 7007 College Boulevard, Suite 420 Overland Park, KS 66211 Phone: 913-339-9356 Fax: 913-339-6226 E-mail: info@acbsp.org
Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) Cynthia Davenport, Executive Director 1020 West Byron Street, Suite 8G Chicago, IL 60613 Phone: 773-525-2160 Fax: 773-525-2162 E-mail: aspa@aspa-usa.org www.aspa-usa.org
Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) Cynthia Davenport, Executive Director 1020 West Byron Street, Suite 8G Chicago, IL 60613 Phone: 773-525-2160 Fax: 773-525-2162 E-mail: aspa@aspa-usa.org www.aspa-usa.org
Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) formerly Council on Aviation Accreditation (CAA) Gary W. Kiteley, Executive Director 3410 Skyway Drive Auburn, AL 36830 Phone: 334-844-2431 Fax: 334-844-2432 E-mail: caa@auburn.edu www.aabi.aero
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) Kathleen Megivern, Executive Director 1361 Park Street Clearwater, FL 33756 Phone: 727-210-2350 Fax: 727-210-2354 E-mail: mail@caahep.org www.caahep.org
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) John S. Lloyd, President/CEO 2000 14th Street North, Suite 780 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-894-0960 Fax: 703-894-0941 E-mail: jlloyd@cahme.org www.cahme.org
Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS) Daniel O. Aleshire, Executive Director 10 Summit Park Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15275 Phone: 412-788-6505 Fax: 412-788-6510 E-mail: ats@ats.edu www.ats.edu
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Jennifer Butlin, Director One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-887-6791 Fax: 202-887-8476 E-mail: jbutlin@aacn.nche.edu www.aacn.nche.edu/accreditation
Computer Sciences Accreditation Commission (CSAC) of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB) Merged with Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET), September 30, 2001
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Carol L. Bobby, Executive Director 1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 510 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-535-5990 Fax: 703-739-6209 E-mail: cacrep@cacrep.org www.cacrep.org
Council for Interior Design Accreditation Formerly Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER) Holly Mattson, Executive Director 146 Monroe Center NW, Suite 1318 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: 616-458-0400 Fax: 616-458-0460 E-mail: info@accredit-id.org www.accredit-id.org
Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) Commission on Accreditation G. Lansing Blackshaw, Interim Executive Director 8049 North 85th Way Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Phone: 480-443-8877 Fax: 480-483-7333 E-mail: cce@cce-usa.org www.cce-usa.org
Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) Commission on Standards and Accreditation Marvin D. Kuehn, Executive Director 300 N. Martingale Road, Suite 460 Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: 847-944-1345 Fax: 847-944-1324 E-mail: mkuehn@emporia.edu www.core-rehab.org
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Office of Social Work Accreditation and Educational Excellence Dean Pierce, Director 1725 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-683-8080 Fax: 703-683-8099 E-mail: dpierce@cswe.org www.cswe.org/CSWE
Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) Accrediting Commission Michael P. Lambert, Executive Director 1601 Eighteenth Street NW, Suite 2 Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-234-5100 Fax: 202-332-1386 E-mail: detc@detc.org www.detc.org
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) Leslie Winter, Chief Executive Officer 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-704-5300 Fax: 312-704-5304 E-mail: mail@jrcert.org www.jrcert.org
Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT) Elaine Cuklanz, Executive Director 716 Black Point Road, PO Box 1149 Polson, MT 59860 Phone: 406-883-0003 Fax: 406-883-0022 E-mail: jrcnmt@centurytel.net www.jrcnmt.org
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Jean Avnet Morse, President 3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor Annex Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: 267-284-5000 Fax: 215-662-5501 E-mail: info@msche.org www.msche.org
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) Dianne M. Cearlock, Chief Executive Officer 8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 670 Chicago, IL 60631 Phone: 773-714-8880 Fax: 773-714-8886 E-mail: dcearlock@naacls.org www.naacls.org
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) David L. Warren, President 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-785-8866 Fax: 202-835-0003 E-mail: david@naicu.edu www.naicu.edu
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) David L. Warren, President 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-785-8866 Fax: 202-835-0003 E-mail: david@naicu.edu www.naicu.edu
National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) Rick Coscarelli, Executive Director 3300 Washtenaw Avenue, Suite 220 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Phone: 734-677-0720 Fax: 734-677-0046 E-mail: nait@nait.org www.nait.org
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Samuel Hope, Executive Director Karen P. Moynahan, Associate Director 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21 Reston, VA 20190 Phone: 703-437-0700 Fax: 703-437-6312 E-mail: info@arts-accredit.org www.arts-accredit.org
National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) Samuel Hope, Executive Director Karen P. Moynahan, Associate Director 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21 Reston, VA 20190 Phone: 703-437-0700 Fax: 703-437-6312 E-mail: info@arts-accredit.org www.arts-accredit.org
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Samuel Hope, Executive Director Karen P. Moynahan, Associate Director 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21 Reston, VA 20190 Phone: 703-437-0700 Fax: 703-437-6312 E-mail: info@arts-accredit.org www.arts-accredit.org
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA) Laurel L. McFarland, Executive Director 1029 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-8965 Fax: 202-626-4978 E-mail: mcfarland@naspaa.org www.naspaa.org
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Samuel Hope, Executive Director Karen P. Moynahan, Associate Director 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21 Reston, VA 20190 Phone: 703-437-0700 Fax: 703-437-6312 E-mail: info@arts-accredit.org www.arts-accredit.org
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) Peter McPherson, President 1307 New York Avenue NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-478-6060 Fax: 202-478-6061 E-mail: pmcpherson@nasulgc.org www.nasulgc.org
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE), Commission on Institutions of Higher Education Barbara E. Brittingham, Director 209 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 Phone: 781-271-0022 Fax: 781-271-0950 E-mail: CIHE@neasc.org www.neasc.org
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CTCI), Commission on Technical and Career Institutions Paul Bento, Director William C. Warren, Associate Director of Degree Institutions 209 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 Phone: 781-271-0022 ext. 316 Fax: 781-271-0950 E-mail: pbento@neasc.org/ wwarren@neasc.org www.neasc.org
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The Higher Learning Commission (NCA-HLC) Steven D. Crow, Executive Director 30 North LaSalle, Suite 2400 Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: 312-263-0456 Fax: 312-263-7462 E-mail: info@hlcommission.org www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Sandra E. Elman, President 8060 165th Avenue NE, Suite 100 Redmond, WA 98052 Phone: 425-558-4224 Fax: 425-376-0596 E-mail: selman@nwccu.org www.nwccu.org
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges Belle S. Wheelan, President 1866 Southern Lane Decatur, GA 30033 Phone: 404-679-4500 Fax: 404-679-4528 E-mail: bwheelan@sacscoc.org www.sacscoc.org
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools Accreditation Commission (TRACS) Russell Guy Fitzgerald, Executive Director 15935 Forest Road, PO Box 328 Forest, VA 24551 Phone: 434-525-9539 Fax: 434-525-9538 E-mail: info@tracs.org www.tracs.org
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC-ACCJC) Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Barbara A. Beno, President 10 Commercial Boulevard, Suite 204 Novato, CA 94949 Phone: 415-506-0234 Fax: 415-506-0238 E-mail: accjc@accjc.org www.accjc.org
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC-ACSCU) Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities Ralph A. Wolff, President and Executive Director 985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100 Alameda, CA 94501 Phone: 510-748-9001 Fax: 510-748-9797 E-mail: wascsr@wascsenior.org www.wascweb.org
OTHER USEFUL LINKS
ADEC - www.adec.edu
The American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) is an international consortium of state and land grant institutions that offer economic programs using the most appropriate information technologies.
CHEA - www.chea.org
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is a private, non-profit national organization. They help coordinate accreditation activity in the United States and are one of the largest institutional higher education membership organization in the country with over 3,000 colleges and universities in membership.
CTDLC - www.ctdlc.org
On the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium website, you’ll find a variety of online education opportunities. There are courses listed so you can learn just about anywhere. Many of these courses can be applied to your degree requirements at your primary institution.
CVC - www.cvc.edu
The California Virtual Campus (CVC) supports the development and delivery of online higher education in California. The CVC manages a catalog of online education that serves all areas of higher education. There are over 130 colleges and universities currently in the network. It’s one of the most complete catalogs available regarding higher online education at regionally accredited California institutions.
Electronic Campus - www.electroniccampus.org
The Electronic Campus of the Southern Regional Education Board is an online network of courses, programs, and services. You can choose any of hundreds of courses and degrees from accredited colleges and universities in the 16 SREB states which all meet the Principles of Good Practice developed by the Electronic Campus.
USDLA - www.usdla.org
The US Distance Learning Association (USDLA) focuses on the particular informational and advocacy needs of the online learning community.
Distance Education Demonstration Program - www.ed.gov/programs/dited
The Distance Education Demonstration Program was authorized in the 1998 Higher Education Amendments to determine the statutory and regulatory requirements that should be altered to provide greater access to distance education programs. In authorizing the Program, the Congress recognized the importance of the growing trend toward distance education as an option to on-campus study and its potential for increasing access for some groups of students.
EdFund - www.edfund.org
EdFund's web site offers valuable information on college financial aid, from scholarships to loans, and from credit management to tax incentives. Students and their families can find free publications available for download, streaming video sessions, a financial planning calculator, and more.
FAFSA - www.fafsa.ed.gov
Official site to electronically submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Financial Aid Information Page - www.finaid.org
Financial Aid Information is a detailed resource with a thorough guide to financial aid written for students. Sponsored by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), you’ll find information on both scholarships and search services.
US Dept. of Education's Student Guide - www.ed.gov
The US Department of Education Web site is a place where students can find useful information in several different categories: News, Programs & Services, Publications & Products, FAQ's & Guides, Money Matters, People & Offices.
