United States regional accreditation system

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accreditation system quality assurance framework

The United States regional accreditation system is a network of nonprofit accrediting bodies that evaluate and recognize the academic quality and institutional integrity of colleges and universities within specific geographic regions of the U.S.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf accreditation system ⓘ
quality assurance framework ⓘ
basedOn peer review ⓘ
periodic review cycles ⓘ
self-study reports ⓘ
site visits ⓘ
characteristic non-governmental ⓘ
periodic reaffirmation of accreditation ⓘ
voluntary participation ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
evaluationCriteria curriculum and learning outcomes ⓘ
faculty qualifications ⓘ
financial stability ⓘ
governance and administration ⓘ
institutional effectiveness ⓘ
student support services ⓘ
function assure minimum standards of quality ⓘ
promote institutional improvement ⓘ
provide public accountability ⓘ
geographicOrganization regional ⓘ
governance private nonprofit accrediting organizations ⓘ
hasComponent Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges NERFINISHED ⓘ
Higher Learning Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle States Commission on Higher Education NERFINISHED ⓘ
New England Commission of Higher Education NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges NERFINISHED ⓘ
WASC Senior College and University Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalFeature developed in early 20th century ⓘ
influences recognition of degrees ⓘ
transferability of academic credits ⓘ
linkedTo Title IV federal student aid programs NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose evaluate academic quality ⓘ
evaluate institutional integrity ⓘ
grant institutional accreditation ⓘ
support federal financial aid eligibility ⓘ
recognizedBy Council for Higher Education Accreditation NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Department of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulates colleges ⓘ
community colleges ⓘ
some specialized institutions ⓘ
universities ⓘ
relatedSystem national accreditation in the United States ⓘ
programmatic accreditation in the United States ⓘ
scope higher education institutions ⓘ
postsecondary education ⓘ
sector nonprofit ⓘ

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University of Puerto Rico at Carolina → accreditationRegion → United States regional accreditation system ⓘ