Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs - Including Institutions Holding Preaccredited Status - as of September 1, 1980

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Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs - Including Institutions Holding Preaccredited Status as of September 1, 1980 is the fifth edition of a reference list maintained by accredited regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. It records postsecondary institutions and programs with accredited or preaccredited status as of the specified date. It also includes preaccredited specialized and vocational schools and professional, technical, occupational, and specialized programs, while excluding institutions approved or licensed only by state agencies. Appendices list nationally recognized accrediting agencies and related associations.

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Foreword

Introduction

Part I - Postsecondary Educational Institutions and Secondary Institutions with Postsecondary Programs Accredited or Preaccredited by Regional Commissions and Regional Associations

Part II - Professional, Technical, Occupational, and Specialized Schools or Programs

BD·208786 A0THOR TITLE INSTITOTIONPOB DATENOTEAVAILABLE PROH EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IDENTIFIERS ▲BSTRACT DoC0BEIT RES0晋E Ross,Leslie,H.;Green,Yvonne M. Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs-Including Institutions Holding PreaccreditedStatus. Department of Education,iashington,D.C.1 Sep 80 222p Superintendent of Documents,0.S.Government Printingoffice,Washington,DC 20402($6.50). MP01/PC03 Plus Postage. *Accreditation (Institutions):*ACcrediting Agencies;Agency Role;*Federal Legislatian;*PostsecondaryEducation;Professional Education;Speciai egreePrograns;Stan dar ds:Technical Education;*TechnicalInstitutes; ocational SchoolsNational Advisory Conittee on Accredit Iast El1g This is the fifth edition of a list of postsecon daryeducational institutions and prograas that are accredited by,or thathave preaccredited status avarded by,the regional ana aationalaccrediting agencies formally recognized by the Secretary of. Bducation.In addition to the lists of postsecondary speciaized andvocational institutions and institutions of higher educaticn accredited as of Septeaber·1,1980,this publication inciudes taosehaving preaccredited status with the recognized accrediting agencies.Notinciuded are lists of institutions that are approved,recognized,classified,or licensed by state agencies.The introduction offersinfornation on the following:functions of accreditation,theaccrediting procedure,types of accreditation,national recognition(including criteria a procedure ron the Federal Register forrecognizing accrediting bodies),preaccreditation status definition,the Division of Eligibility and Ayency Evaluation vithin the 0.S.Burear of Postsecondary Education ana the functions of tne NatioaalAdvisozy conaittee oz Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility asestablished by the Education Amendxents of 1980.Part I of the volume1ists accredited or preaccredited postsecondary educational institutions xith postsecondary programs.It aiso provides names andaddresses of the regional accrediting associations.Part IIidentifies accredited or preaccredited professional,technical,occupational,and specialized schools or Progzaas(e-g.,in aliiedhealth education,architecture,art,Bible college education,business,chizopractic,cosnetology)·Appendices include names andaddresses of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations and accrediting agencies and associations recognized bythe 0.S.Conmissioner of Education for Preaccreditation.(LC) ************************************************************************ Reproductions sapplied by EDRS are the best that caz be made *f- ↓ho ar4a4n 1 Aoe19ma +TTOE the ori9lna!doCuae *********************************************************************** 98780203 U.5 DEPAATMENT OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONEDUCEDUCIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATISNCENTER (ERICThis document has be n reproducec. sreceiv from the person or otqaruatiotoginating Minor changes have been mde to improVreprodut ton qualt ● Points nf vew or cpinons statedin thAdLment do nol netesteyrepresent oftrul NIpositon o pol .h10 aCcred OOSTSgCOncanS UandprOgrams IncludingInstitutionsHolding Preaccredited Status as of September 1,1980 by Leslie W.Ross Yvonne W.Green U.S.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONShirley M.Hufstedler,SecretaryAlbert H.Bowker,Assistant Secretary forPostsecondary Education This is the fifth edition of a list of postsecondary educational institutions andprograms which are accredited by,or which have preaccredited status awarded by,theregional and national accrediting agencies formally recognized by the Secretary ofEducation.The first three editions in this series were published in the early 1970's,afterwhich publication was suspended while we developed a new automated data system.Beginning with the 1979 edition,the list is being reissued annually to record the changesthat occur among the institutions and programs that are accredited,or h

FAQs

What is covered in the fifth edition of this list?

It lists postsecondary educational institutions and programs accredited or awarded preaccredited status by regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the Secretary of Education as of September 1, 1980.

What types of schools and programs are included?

Part I covers accredited or preaccredited postsecondary educational institutions with postsecondary programs, and provides regional accrediting association names and addresses. Part II identifies accredited or preaccredited professional, technical, occupational, and specialized schools or programs.

What is excluded from the publication?

Lists of institutions approved, recognized, classified, or licensed by state agencies are not included, even if those state functions authorize legal status.

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