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.
- Ozarka College - Melbourne, AR
- Ozarks Technical Community College - Springfield, MO
- Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport, IA
- Park University - Parkville, MO
- Parkland College - Champaign, IL
- Peru State College - Peru, NE
- Philander Smith College - Little Rock, AR
- Phillips Community College of The University of Arkansas - Helena, AR
- Phoenix Seminary - Phoenix, AZ
- Pierpont Community and Technical College - Fairmont, WV
- Pikes Peak State College - Colorado Springs, CO
- Pima County Community College District - Tucson, AZ
- Pine Technical and Community College - Pine City, MN
- Pittsburg State University - Pittsburg, KS
- Pontifical College Josephinum - Columbus, OH
- Prairie State College - Chicago Heights, IL
- Pratt Community College - Pratt, KS
- Prescott College - Prescott, AZ
- Principia College - Elsah, IL
- Pueblo Community College - Pueblo, CO
- Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN
- Purdue University Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne, IN
- Purdue University Global - West Lafayette, IN
- Purdue University Northwest - Hammond, IN
- Quincy University - Quincy, IL
- Ranken Technical College - St. Louis, MO
- Rasmussen University - Bloomington, MN
- Red Lake Nation College - Red Lake, MN
- Red Rocks Community College - Lakewood, CO
- Redlands Community College - El Reno, OK
- Regis University - Denver, CO
- Rend Lake College - Ina, IL
- Research College of Nursing - Kansas City, MO
- Richland Community College - Decatur, IL
- Ridgewater College - Willmar, MN