The Distance Education Accrediting Commission[1] is an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).[2] [3] The agency accredits institutions from the primary level through universities.[4] This list includes the degree-granting institutions (universities) accredited by the DEAC.[5]
+ List of degree-granting institutions with current accreditation | ||||||
School | Location | Control | Founded | Initial Accreditation | References | |
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Abraham Lincoln University | Glendale, CA | Private for-profit | 1996 | 2011 | [6] [7] [8] | |
Acacia University | Tempe, AZ | 2003 | 2010 | [9] | ||
American Business and Technology University | St. Joseph, MO | Private for-profit | 2001 | 2006 | [10] [11] | |
American College of Healthcare Sciences | Portland, OR | Private for-profit | 1978 | 2003 | [12] [13] | |
American Graduate University | Covina, CA | 1969 | 1998 | [14] | ||
American National University | Salem, VA | Private for-profit | 1886 | 2018 | [15] [16] | |
Anaheim University | Anaheim, CA | 1996 | 2009 | [17] | ||
Antioch School of Church Planting and Leadership Development | Ames, IA | 2006 | 2010 | [18] | ||
Apollos University | Great Falls, MT | 2005 | 2012 | [19] | ||
Ashworth College | Norcross, GA | 1987 | 2001 | [20] | ||
Aspen University | Denver, CO | Private for-profit | 1987 | 1993 | [21] [22] | |
Atlantic University | Virginia Beach, VA | 1930 | 1994 | [23] | ||
Babel University Professional School of Translation | Honolulu, HI | 2000 | 2002 | [24] | ||
Bottega University | Salt Lake City, UT | 1994 | 1998 | [25] | ||
Calbright College | Online | 2018 | 2023 | [26] | ||
California Coast University | Santa Ana, CA | 1973 | 2005 | [27] | ||
California InterContinental University | Irvine, CA | Private for-profit | 2003 | 2009 | [28] [29] | |
California Miramar University | San Diego, CA | Private for-profit | 2005 | 2019 | [30] [31] | |
Catholic Distance University | Charles Town, WV | Private not-for-profit | 1983 | 1986 | [32] [33] | |
Chi University | Reddick, FL | 1998 | 2019 | [34] | ||
City Vision University | Kansas City, MO | Private not-for-profit | 1998 | 2005 | [35] [36] | |
College of Court Reporting | Valaparaiso, IN | Private for-profit | 1984 | 2018 | [37] [38] | |
Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach, AL | Private for-profit | 1993 | 2001 | [39] [40] | |
Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies | Phoenix, AZ | 2014 | 2019 | [41] | ||
Doral College | Doral, FL | 2011 | 2018 | [42] | ||
Dunlap-Stone University | Phoenix, AZ | 1995 | 2003 | [43] | ||
EC-Council University | Albuquerque, NM | 2003 | 2015 | [44] | ||
Genesis University | Miami Beach, FL | 2007 | 2012 | [45] | ||
Grace Communion Seminary | Charlotte, NC | 1947 | 2012 | [46] | ||
University of Arkansas Grantham | Lenexa, KS | Public | 1951 | 1961 | [47] [48] | |
Harrison Middleton University | Tempe, AZ | 1998 | 2003 | [49] | ||
Hawthorn University | Whitethorn, CA | 2002 | 2019 | [50] | ||
Holmes Institute | Golden, CO | 1972 | 2003 | [51] | ||
Huntington University of Health Sciences | Knoxville, TN | Private for-profit | 1985 | 1989 | [52] [53] | |
International Sports Sciences Association | Carpinteria, CA | Private for-profit | 1988 | 2009 | [54] [55] | |
Lakewood University | Cleveland Heights, OH | 1998 | 2008 | [56] | ||
Laurus College | Santa Maria, CA | Private for-profit | 2006 | 2018 | [57] [58] | |
Madison School of Healthcare | Norcross, GA | 2016 | 2017 | [59] | ||
Martinsburg Institute | Martinsburg, WV | 1980 | 2010 | [60] | ||
Moreland University | Washington, DC | 2012 | 2017 | [61] | ||
Naaleh College | North Miami Beach, FL | 2011 | 2018 | [62] | ||
National Juris University | Phoenix, AZ | 2012 | 2013 | [63] | ||
National Paralegal College | Phoenix, AZ | Private for-profit | 2002 | 2006 | [64] [65] | |
NationsUniversity | New Orleans, LA | 1996 | 2015 | [66] | ||
Nexford University | Washington, DC | Private for-profit | 2017 | 2023 | [67] [68] | |
Penn Foster College | Scottsdale, AZ | Private for-profit | 1890 | 1977 | [69] | |
Quantic School of Business and Technology | Washington, DC | 2013 | 2020 | [70] | ||
Rockbridge Seminary | Springfield, MO | 2003 | 2013 | [71] | ||
Sarasota University | Sarasota, FL | 2013 | 2018 | [72] | ||
Sessions College for Professional Design | Tempe, AZ | Private for-profit | 1997 | 2001 | [73] [74] | |
Shiloh University | Kalona, IA | Private not-for-profit | 2006 | 2012 | [75] [76] | |
Sonoran Desert Institute | Tempe, AZ | Private for-profit | 2000 | 2004 | [77] [78] | |
Taft Law School | Santa Ana, CA | 1984 | 2003 | [79] | ||
The Art of Education University | Osage, IA | 2011 | 2018 | [80] | ||
U.S. Career Institute | Fort Collins, CO | 1981 | 2004 | [81] | ||
Union University of California | Westminster, CA | 1986 | 2016 | [82] | ||
University of Arkansas System eVersity | Little Rock, AR | 2014 | 2018 | [83] | ||
University of Fairfax | Salem, VA | 2002 | 2012 | [84] | ||
University of Management and Technology | Arlington, VA | Private for-profit | 1998 | 2002 | [85] [86] | |
University of the People | Pasadena, CA | Private not-for-profit | 2009 | 2014 | [87] [88] | |
Viridis Graduate Institute | Ojai, CA | 2011 | 2019 | [89] | ||
William Carey International University | Pasadena, CA | 1977 | 2020 | [90] | ||
William Howard Taft University | Lakewood, CO | Private for-profit | 1984 | 2003 | [91] [92] | |
Western Institute for Social Research | Berkeley, CA | Private not-for-profit | 1975 | 2024 | [93] [94] | |
WorldQuant University | New Orleans, LA | 2015 | 2021 | [95] | ||
Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential | Elkhorn, WI | Private not-for-profit | 2008 | 2017 | [96] [97] |
Ngiruwonsanga University = 2022-10-17