Higher Learning Commission - (HLC)
Degree granting institutions of higher education incorporated in or operating under federal authority in, the United States; and that have a substantial presence, as defined elsewhere in HLC policy, in the United States. This includes degree granting institutions operating within federally authorized sovereign nations that are authorized (licensed) by the same any state within the United States or such federally authorized sovereign nation to award higher degrees (including associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees (both research and professional). (2021)
Please refer to the USDE website for their Recognized Scope of Accreditation here (https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html?src=more)
Recognized by
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
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United States
The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of March 2024, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.
- Inver Hills Community College - Inver Grove Heights, MN
- Iowa Central Community College - Fort Dodge, IA
- Iowa Lakes Community College - Estherville, IA
- Iowa State University of Science and Technology - Ames, IA
- Iowa Valley Community College District - Marshalltown, IA
- Iowa Western Community College - Council Bluffs, IA
- Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Indianapolis, IN
- Jackson College - Jackson, MI
- James A. Rhodes State College - Lima, OH
- Jefferson College - Hillsboro, MO
- John A. Logan College - Carterville, IL
- John Brown University - Siloam Springs, AR
- John Carroll University - University Heights, OH
- John Wood Community College - Quincy, IL
- Johnson County Community College - Overland Park, KS
- Joliet Junior College - Joliet, IL
- Judson University - Elgin, IL
- Kairos University - Sioux Falls, SD
- Kalamazoo College - Kalamazoo, MI
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Kalamazoo, MI
- Kankakee Community College - Kankakee, IL
- Kansas City Art Institute - Kansas City, MO
- Kansas City Kansas Community College - Kansas City, KS
- Kansas City University - Kansas City, MO
- Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS
- Kansas Wesleyan University - Salina, KS
- Kaskaskia College - Centralia, IL
- Kellogg Community College - Battle Creek, MI
- Kenrick-Glennon Seminary - St. Louis, MO
- Kent State University - Kent, OH
- Kenyon College - Gambier, OH
- Kettering College - Kettering, OH
- Kettering University - Flint, MI
- Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College - Baraga, MI
- Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, IA