regional accrediting agency

A regional accrediting agency is an organization that evaluates and certifies the quality and standards of educational institutions within a specific geographic area.

Observed surface forms (6)

• accreditation organization ×2
• educational accreditation organization ×2
• higher education accrediting organization ×2
• regional accrediting body ×1
• regional accrediting commission ×1
• regional accrediting organization ×1

Instances (11)

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (through Rice University accreditation) via concept surface "regional accrediting body"
  surface form: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
• New England Commission of Higher Education
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education
• National Architectural Accrediting Board via concept surface "educational accreditation organization"
• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology via concept surface "accreditation organization"
• Higher Learning Commission
• ABET (for chemical engineering programs) via concept surface "accreditation organization"
  surface form: ABET
• NECHE
• SACS via concept surface "regional accrediting organization"