Higher Learning Commission

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institutional accrediting agency nonprofit organization regional accrediting agency

The Higher Learning Commission is a regional accrediting agency in the United States that evaluates and certifies the quality of post-secondary institutions such as colleges and universities.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	institutional accrediting agency → nonprofit organization → regional accrediting agency →
accreditationType	institutional accreditation →
accredits	community colleges → for-profit institutions → online institutions → private nonprofit colleges → public universities →
basedOn	peer review process →
conducts	comprehensive evaluations → focused visits → interim monitoring →
country	United States →
evaluates	colleges → postsecondary institutions → universities →
field	accreditation → education quality assurance →
governs	member institutions →
hasRecognitionFrom	Council for Higher Education Accreditation → U.S. Department of Education →
influences	access to Title IV federal student aid →
language	English →
monitors	financial stability of institutions → governance and administration of institutions → institutional compliance with accreditation criteria → institutional effectiveness → teaching and learning quality →
purpose	assure public of educational quality → evaluate quality of higher education institutions → grant accreditation to eligible institutions → promote continuous institutional improvement →
regionServed	North Central region of the United States →
requires	evidence of institutional planning and budgeting alignment → evidence of student learning outcomes → regular institutional reporting →
sectorCovered	higher education → postsecondary education →
sets	assumed practices for institutions → criteria for accreditation → federal compliance requirements for member institutions →
subjectOf	federal financial aid eligibility rules →
supervises	institutional accreditation cycles →
uses	assessment of institutional outcomes → self-study reports from institutions → site visits →
website	https://www.hlcommission.org →

Referenced by (54)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arizona State University → Benedictine University → Bethany College (Bethany, West Virginia) → Bluefield State University → Butler University → Capital University → Carleton College → Case Western Reserve University → Chicago State University → College of DuPage → Colorado College → Concord University → Creighton University → DePaul University → DePauw University → Dordt University → Eastern Illinois University → Eastern Michigan University → Eastern New Mexico University → Elmhurst University → Hamline University → Hope College → Illinois Institute of Technology → Illinois State University → Missouri State University → Northeast Wisconsin Technical College → Northern Michigan University → Northwestern College (Iowa) → Oberlin College → Ohio Dominican University → Ohio University → Olivet Nazarene University → Robert Morris University Illinois → Roosevelt University → Shepherd University → Shimer College → Trinidad State College → University of Cincinnati → University of Colorado Boulder → University of Michigan–Dearborn → University of Minnesota Morris → University of Nebraska Omaha → University of Oklahoma → University of St. Thomas →	accreditation
Cranbrook Academy of Art → Franklin University → Institute of Pastoral Studies → Pueblo Community College → School of the Art Institute of Chicago → University College →	accreditedBy
Antioch College → New River Community and Technical College Princeton campus →	accreditationBody
Wheaton College, Illinois →	accreditsBody
North Central College →	hasAccreditation