National Accrediting Agencies
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Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools ~ ABHES
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Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training ~ ACCET
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Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges ~ ACCSC
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Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools ~ ACICS
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Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation ~ COMTA
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Council on Occupational Education ~ COE
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Distance Education Accrediting Commission ~ DEAC
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National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences ~ NACCAS
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Transnational Association of Christian Colleges & Schools ~ TRACS
Regional Accrediting Agencies
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC) ~ https://accjc.org/
Higher Learning Commission (HLC) ~ https://www.hlcommission.org/
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) ~ https://www.msche.org/
New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) ~ https://www.neche.org/
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) ~ https://www.nwccu.org/
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) ~ http://www.sacscoc.org/
WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) ~ https://www.wscuc.org/
State Associations
Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AAICU) ~ www.aaicu.net
Arizona Private School Association ~ www.arizonapsa.org
California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools ~ www.cappsonline.org
Colorado Association of Career Colleges and Schools ~ www.coloradoprivateschoolassociation.com
Association of Connecticut Career Schools ~ http://accsnet.org/index.html
Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges ~ www.fapsc.org
Northwest Career Colleges Idaho ~ https://nwccidaho.org
Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program (HPEAP) ~ http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/authorized-schools/
Indiana Association of Private Career Schools ~ https://indianaacte.org/
Kentucky Association of Career Colleges and Schools ~ www.kycareercolleges.org
Louisiana Association of Private Colleges and Schools ~ www.lapcs.net
Maryland Association of Private Colleges and Career Schools ~ info@mapccs.org
Massachusetts Association of Private Career Schools ~ www.mapcs.org
Minnesota Career College Association ~ www.mncareercolleges.org
Mississippi Association of Proprietary Schools ~ www.mccb.edu
Missouri/Kansas Association of Private Career Colleges and Schools ~ www.mapccs.com
New England Private Career School Association ~ www.nepcsa.org
New York ~ Association of Proprietary Colleges ~ www.apc-colleges.org
The Coalition of New York State Career Schools ~ www.cnyscs.com
Private Career School Association of New Jersey ~ Website: www.pcsanj.com
North Carolina Association of Career Colleges and Schools ~ www.acteonline.org/northcarolina
Ohio-Michigan Association of Career Colleges and Schools ~ www.omaccs.org
Oregon: Northwest Career Colleges Federation (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) ~ www.nwcareercolleges.org
Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators ~ www.papsa.org
Tennessee Association of Independent Colleges and Schools ~ www.taics.org
Career Colleges and Schools of Texas ~ www.ccst.org
Utah Association of Private Sector Colleges & Universities
Virginia Career College Association ~ www.va-cca.org
Northwest Career Colleges Federation (Washington, Oregon, Idaho) ~ www.nwcareercolleges.org
Wisconsin Council for Independent Education ~ Katie Misukanis, President
National Associations
Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS)
Publications
Career Education Review
Career College Central
Government Organizations
California Postsecondary Education Commission
California Student Aid Commission
California Workforce Association
Professional Contacts

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