Wikipedia:
Regional accreditation is a term used in the United States to refer to the process by which one of several accrediting bodies, each serving one of six defined geographic areas of the country, accredits schools, colleges, and universities. Each regional accreditor encompasses the vast majority of public and nonprofit private educational institutions in the region it serves.
Regionally accredited schools are predominantly academically oriented, non-profit institutions.[1][2][1][2] Every college has the right to set standards and refuse to accept transfer credits. However, if a student has gone to a nationally accredited school it may be particularly difficult to transfer credits (or even credit for a degree earned) if he or she then applies to a regionally accredited college. Nationally accredited schools are predominantly for-profit and offer vocational, career or technical programs.
College degree program accreditation is important for credibility, quality assurance and various forms of tuition assistance. Since no federal organization has ever been created to accredit colleges and universities, Regional Accreditation is used to determine the quality of college degree programs.
Regional Accreditation Agencies
Regional Accreditation means that a college degree program has been assessed and determined to meet educational standards and public expectations. The list below reveals the six Regional Accreditation agencies recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, www.chea.org and the U.S. Department of Education, www.ed.gov:
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges
I would strongly recommend when choosing a college or university, you choose institutions that have a regional accreditation. In this way you can be assured that the course work and degree you complete will be recognized by all other colleges and universities, as well as employers.
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