Accreditation Bodies
Seven regional accreditors. One quality floor Campus Credit upholds.
Accreditation is the system by which U.S. higher education proves it is what it claims to be — academically rigorous, financially responsible, and accountable to students. Campus Credit is built to support that work, not replace it. This page maps the seven regional accreditors, the territory each one covers, and how the platform aligns with the standards each one cares about.
institutional accreditors recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
U.S. states and territories covered by the regional system
accredited nonprofit colleges and universities across the country
years of peer-reviewed accreditation history in U.S. higher education
Why It Matters
Built to support the work accreditation asks of institutions.
Accreditors evaluate institutions on academic quality, student outcomes, and institutional effectiveness. Campus Credit is designed to support that work — giving the institution the workflows, records, and reporting that reaffirmation and interim reviews call for.
Curriculum approval, faculty assignment, grading, and credit awards remain with the institution under its own academic governance. Campus Credit is the operational layer — not the academic authority.
The platform supports credit-bearing programs aligned to degree or certificate pathways, with workflows shaped by the kinds of evaluation criteria accreditors use to assess teaching, learning, and institutional effectiveness.
Every action — enrollment, approval, grade, credit award, report — is time-stamped with a complete audit trail. When an institution needs evidence for a reaffirmation visit or interim review, the record is already there.
A regional map of who governs whom
Each U.S. state falls under one or two regional accreditors. Hover or tap a tile to see the accreditor — then jump straight to that page for the standards, the review cycle, and how Campus Credit aligns.
Pick a region. See how Campus Credit fits.
Each accreditor has its own standards, vocabulary, and review cadence. Each page below explains how Campus Credit's controls map to that body's expectations.
Western · Community Colleges
Accrediting Commission for Community & Junior Colleges
Accreditor of record for two-year and associate-granting institutions across California, Hawaii, and the U.S. Pacific. Heavy emphasis on student learning outcomes, transfer pathways, and equity-based institutional effectiveness.
Western · Senior Institutions
WASC Senior College & University Commission
Accredits baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral institutions in the same Western footprint as ACCJC. Known for its Core Competencies framework and a deep focus on the meaning of the degree.
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities
Covers the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West. Distinguished by a seven-year cycle organized around mission fulfillment, student achievement, and continuous improvement.
Central · Midwest
Higher Learning Commission
The largest of the seven by institution count. Accredits degree-granting colleges and universities across 19 states from Arizona to West Virginia. Uses Criteria built around mission, integrity, teaching, evaluation, and resources.
New England
New England Commission of Higher Education
The oldest regional accreditor in the country, dating to 1885. Reviews institutions across the six New England states under a nine-standard framework that weights integrity, transparency, and public disclosure heavily.
Middle States
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredits institutions in the mid-Atlantic and the Caribbean. Operates under seven Standards for Accreditation with strong emphasis on educational effectiveness, planning, resources, and ethics in the student experience.
Southern
Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges
The Southern accreditor. Operates under a Principles of Accreditation framework with substantive change requirements that often touch off-site and distributed delivery directly. Reaffirmation runs on a ten-year cycle.
What Campus Credit does that every accreditor cares about
Standards differ by region. The underlying questions don't: who's responsible, what evidence exists, and whether students are better off. Here's how the platform answers them — consistently across all seven accreditors.
Curriculum approval, faculty assignment, grading, and transcripting are governed by the partner college under its own academic processes. Campus Credit is the operational and distribution layer — not the academic authority.
Curriculum approval, faculty assignment, grading, and transcripting are governed by the partner college under its own academic processes. Campus Credit is the operational and distribution layer — not the academic authority.
Enrollment, approvals, academic progress, credit awards, and reporting are time-stamped and traceable inside the platform. When an accreditor or state oversight body asks for evidence, it's already there.
Programs must meet completion, persistence, and (for career-oriented programs) workforce-placement thresholds. Those that fall short go on a corrective plan and are removed if outcomes don't improve.
Your degree is only as good as the institution behind it. Accreditation sets the standard for higher education quality so that students, employers, and communities can trust what a degree means.
— On the purpose of accreditation
Find your accreditor. See the specifics.
Each accreditor page walks through the standards, the review cycle, and how Campus Credit aligns with that body's expectations.
