C.F.R. » Title 34 » CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › PART 602—THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES › Subpart A—General

34 C.F.R. § 602.1

Why does the Secretary recognize accrediting agencies?

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(a) The Secretary recognizes accrediting agencies to ensure that these agencies are, for the purposes of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), or for other Federal purposes, reliable authorities regarding the quality of education or training offered by the institutions or programs they accredit.

(b) The Secretary lists an agency as a nationally recognized accrediting agency if the agency meets the criteria for recognition listed in subpart B of this part.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1996–2020 · leading case: Accrediting Council for Indep. Colls. & Sch. v. Devos, 303 F. Supp. 3d 77 (D.C. Cir. 2018).
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Accrediting Council for Indep. Colls. & Sch. v. Devos, 303 F. Supp. 3d 77 (D.C. Cir. 2018). “§ 1099b; see also 34 C.F.R. § 602.1 (2016). To be recognized, an accrediting agency must satisfy certain criteria designated by the HEA and the Secretary's implementing regulations.”
Illinois Coll. of Optometry v. Labombarda, 910 F. Supp. 431 (N.D. Ill. 1996). “” 34 C.F.R. § 602.1 (a)(1). The Council on Optometric Education is one such agency, and is recognized by the Secretary as the accrediting body for optometric degree, optometric residency, and optometric technician programs.”
Escuela De Medicina San Juan Bautista, Inc. v. Liaison Comm. on Med. Educ., 820 F. Supp. 2d 317 (D.P.R. 2011). “Pursuant to the power given to the Department of Education (“DOE”) in 34 C.F.R. § 602.1 , the DOE recognizes LCME as the only accrediting body of medical institutions within the U.”
The Paine Coll. v. The S. Ass'n of Colleges & Schs. Comm'n on Colleges, Inc. (11th Cir. 2020). “” 34 C.F.R. § 602.1 (a); see also 34 C.F.R.”
Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 1998). “) As one of six regional accreditation associations that has been recognized by the United States Secretary of Education as a reliable authority concerning educational quality within a particular region ( 34 C.F.R. §§ 602.1 , 602.3), and the only such regional body accrediting…”
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