Council for Higher Education Accreditation

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The Council for Higher Education Accreditation is a U.S. nonprofit organization that provides recognition to accrediting bodies and promotes academic quality and accountability in higher education.

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instanceOf nonprofit organization
quality assurance organization
abbreviation Council for Higher Education Accreditation self-linksurface differs
surface form: CHEA
advocatesFor academic freedom
institutional autonomy
public accountability
aimsTo enhance institutional improvement
protect students and the public interest
strengthen academic standards
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field accreditation
quality assurance in higher education
focusesOn self-regulation in higher education
voluntary accreditation system
hasActivity developing standards for recognition of accreditors
international engagement on quality assurance issues
policy analysis on accreditation and quality assurance
providing information to the public about accreditation
publishing directories of recognized accreditors
hasWebsite https://www.chea.org/
languageOfWork English
legalStatus nonprofit
monitors performance of recognized accrediting organizations
purpose promotion of academic quality
promotion of accountability in higher education
recognition of accrediting organizations
recognizes institutional accrediting organizations
programmatic accrediting organizations
regulates standards for accreditor recognition
scope national
sector higher education
subjectOf policies on higher education accreditation in the United States
typeOfRecognition nongovernmental recognition of accreditors
worksWith accrediting agencies
colleges and universities
policy makers

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Council for Higher Education Accreditation abbreviation Council for Higher Education Accreditation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CHEA
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication accreditedBy Council for Higher Education Accreditation
this entity surface form: Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
subject surface form: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Higher Learning Commission hasRecognitionFrom Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education recognizedBy Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Liaison Committee on Medical Education recognizedBy Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Middle States Commission on Higher Education recognizedBy Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges recognizedBy Council for Higher Education Accreditation