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OHIO Board of Regents 30 E. Broad Street 36th
Floor Columbus, OH 43266 (614) 466-6000
OKLAHOMA State Regents for Higher Education 500
Education Building Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 524-9100
OREGON State Board of Higher Education 1263
University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 (541) 346-5795 State Postsecondary
Entity Office of Education Policy and Planning 255 Capitol St. N.E. Suite
126 Salem, OR 97310 (503) 378-3921
PENNSYLVANIA Department of Education 333 Market
Street 12th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126 (717) 787-5041 State
Postsecondary Entity (717) 787-2414
RHODE ISLAND Office of Higher Education 301
Promenade Street Providence, RI 02908 (401) 277-6561
State Postsecondary Entity (401) 277-6560
SOUTH CAROLINA Commission on Higher Education
1333 Main Street Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 737-2276 State
Postsecondary Entity (803) 737-2265
SOUTH DAKOTA Board of Regents 207 E. Capitol
Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 773-3455
TENNESSEE Higher Education Commission 404 James
Robertson Parkway Suite 1900 Nashville, TN 37219 (615) 741 3605
TEXAS Higher Education Coordinating Board P.O.
Box 12788 Capitol Station Austin, TN (512) 483-6100 State Postsecondary
Entity (512) 483-6200
UTAH Utah System of Higher Education 355 West
North Temple Suite 550 Salt Lake City, UT 84180 (801) 321-7100
State Postsecondary Entity (801) 321-7110
VERMONT Vermont State College P.O. Box 359
Waterbury, VT 05676 (802) 241-2520 State Postsecondary Entity Vermont Higher
Education Council P.O. Box 47 Esses Junction, VT 05453 (802) 878-7466
VIRGINIA State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia 101 North 14th Street 9th Floor Richmond, VA
23219 (757) 225-2137 State Postsecondary Entity (804) 225-2610
WASHINGTON Higher Education Coordinating Board 917 Lakeridge Way
Olympia, WA 98594 (360) 753-7810 State Postsecondary Entity (206) 586-5701
WEST VIRGINIA State College System of West
Virginia 1018 Kanawha Blvd. East Suite 700 Charleston, WV 25301 (304)
558-0699
State Postsecondary Entity State College and University System same address
(304) 588-0263
WISCONSIN University of Wisconsin System 1220
linden Drive Room 1720 Madison, WI 53706 (608) 262-2321 State Postsecondary
Entity Higher Educational Aids Board 131 W. Wilson Street Room 902 Madison,
WI 53703 (608) 267-2208
WYOMING Postsecondary Education Planning and
Coordinating Office of the Governor Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7434 State
Postsecondary Entity Department of Education 2300 Capitol Avenue 2nd
Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-6265
GUAM Pacific Post-Secondary Education Council
P.O. Box 23067 G M F Guam 96921 (617) 734-2962
PUERTO RICO Council on Higher Education
University of Puerto Rico Station Box 23305 San Juan 00931 (787) 724-7100
DETC ACCREDITATION
The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) is
authorized by the U.S. Department of Education as well as by CHEA to
accredit both private and non-private correspondence schools whether at the
degree or non-degree levels. The DETC now accredits over 60 schools offering
home study. Examples include:
| Accident Investigation |
Accounting |
| Animal Care Specialties |
Banking & Finance |
| Braille |
Business Administration |
| Carpentry |
Cartooning |
| Catering |
Chemistry |
| Computer Repair |
Court Reporting |
| Day Care Management |
Desktop Publishing |
| Doll Repair |
Drawing |
| Dressmaking |
Education |
| English |
Executive Management |
| FCC License Prep |
Firearms |
| Flower Arrangement |
Geography |
| Health care |
Heating & Air Cond. |
| Hypnosis |
Investigation (Criminal) |
| Jewelry Sales |
Journalism |
| Law Enforcement |
Lawyer’s Assistant |
| Locksmith |
Mortuary Science |
| Pet Shop Assistant |
Photography |
| Retailing |
Robotics |
| Screenwriting |
Sewing |
| Sociology |
Soldering |
| Television Repair |
Theology |
| Typing |
VCR Repair |
| Wildlife Management |
Word Processing |
| Yacht Design |
Zoology |
A full listing can be obtained by contacting:
Distance Education and Training Council
1601 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 200009
(202) 234-5100
URL: http://www.detc.org
The following twenty-three offer DETC accredited degree programs:
1. American Academy of Nutrition
2. The American College of Prehospital Medicine
3. American Graduate University
4. American Military University
5. Andrew Jackson University
6. Atlantic University
7. Berean University
8. California College for Health Sciences 9. California National University
10. Catholic Distance University
11. Cleveland Institute of Electronics
12. Grantham College Of Engineering
13. Griggs University
14. ICS CENTER FOR DEGREE STUDIES (ICS) 15. International Correspondence
University
16. International School of Information Management
17. McGraw-Hill World University
18. National Institute for Paralegal Arts and Sciences (NIPAS)
19. The Paralegal Institute
20. People’s College
21. Leicester University
22. University of St. Augustine
23. World College For further information on these schools, see chapter 15.
SPECIALIZED /
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
All of the specialized and professional accrediting
associations included here are accredited either by the USDE or CHEA, or
both. A list of all college, universities (or departments within them) is
available from each.
A complete list of all of the national and sepcialized bodies can be found
at the USDOE site at:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/Students/file4b.html
ACUPUNCTURE National Accreditation Commission for Schools and
Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 1424 16 Street, N.W. Suite 501
Washington, DC 20036 (202) 265-3370
ALLIED HEALTH Accrediting Bureau of
Health Education Schools 2700 South Quincy Street Suite 210 Arlington, VA
22206 (703) 998-1200 This coordinating agency accredits programs in the
following fields: Anesthesiologist’ Assistant Blood Bank Technologist
Cardiovascular Technologist Cytotechnologist Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Electronerurodiagnostic Technologist Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
Histologic Technician/Technologist Medical Assistant Medical Illustrator
Medical Laboratory Technician Medical Record Administrator Medical Record
Technician Medical Technologist Nuclear Medicine Technologist Occupational
Therapist Ophthalmic Medical Technician Ophthalmic Medical Technologist
Perfusionist Physician’s Assistant Radiation Therapy Technologist and
Radiographer Respiratory Therapist Respiratory Therapy Technician Surgical
Technologist
ARCHITECTURE National Architectural
Accrediting Board 1734 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 (202)
783-2007 http://www.naab.org/
ART AND DESIGN Commission on Accreditation National Association of
Schools of Art and Design 11250 Roger Beacon Dr., Suite 21 Reston, VA 22090
BIBLE COLLEGES American Association of Bible Colleges P.O. Box 1523
Fayetteville, AK 72701
(501) 521-8164
BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED EDUCATION National Accreditation Council
for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped 232 Madison Avenue
Suite 907 New York, NY 10016 (212) 779-8080
BUSINESS AACSB - The International Association for Management Education
600 Emerson Road, Suite 300 St. Louis, MO 63141-6762 314-872-8481, FAX
314-872-8495
Career College Association 750 First Street, N.E. Suite 900 Washington, DC
20002 (202) 336-6700
CHIROPRACTIC Commission on Accreditation The Council on Chiropractic
Education 7975 North Hayden Rd. Suite A-210 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 (602)
443-8877
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Accrediting Commission Transnational Association of
Christian Colleges and Schools P.O. Box 328 Forest, VA 24551 (804) 525-9539
CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION Association for Clinical Pastoral
Education 1549 Claremont Road, Suite 103 Decatur, GA 30033 (404) 320-1472
COMPUTER SCIENCE Computer Science Accreditation Commission Computing
Science Accreditation Board Two landmark Square, Suite 209 Stamford, CT
06901 (203) 975-1117
CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION Board of Trustees American Council for
Construction Education 1300 Hudson Lane, Suite 3 Monroe, Louisiana 71202
(318) 323-2413
CONTINUING EDUCATION Accrediting Council for Continuing Education 1560
Wilson Blvd., Suite 900 Arlington, VA (318) 323-2413 (703) 525-3000
COSMETOLOGY National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and
Sciences 901 North Stuart Street, Suite 900 Arlington, VA 22203 (703)
527-7600
COUNSELING Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs American Counseling Association 5999 Stevenson Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304 (703) 823-9800, ext. 301
CULINARY ARTS American Culinary Federation Educational Institute 959
Melvin Rd. Annapolis, MD 21403 (301) 268-5959
DANCE Commission on Accreditation National Association of Schools of
Dance 11250 Roger Bacon Dr., Ste. 21 Reston, VA 22090 (703) 437-0700
DENTAL AND DENTAL AUXILLARY PROGRAMS
Commission on Dental Accreditation American Dental Association 211 East
Chicago Avenue, 18th Floor Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 440-2500
DIETETICS Division of Education
Accreditation The American Dietetic Association Department of Education 216
West Jackson Blvd., Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 899-4872
DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Accreditation Commission Distance Education and Training Council 1601 18th
Street, N.W.; Washington, DC 20009 (202) 234-5100
ENGINEERING Engineering
Accreditation Commission Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
111 Market Place, Suite 1050 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 347-7700
www.abet.org
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