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HLC offers two routes to achieving accreditation: the Eligibility Process and Candidacy, and an Accelerated Process for Initial Accreditation, which is available for institutions that meet certain criteria, including being accredited by a historically regional accrediting agency or by a state entity that is recognized by the U.S. Department of ...
The rigor of the institution’s academic offerings is appropriate to higher education. Courses and programs are current and require levels of student performance appropriate to the credential awarded.
Institutions may seek accreditation with HLC through one of two routes: the Eligibility Process and Candidacy or, for institutions currently accredited by a historically regional accreditor, the Accelerated Process for Initial Accreditation.
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an institutional accreditor of close to 1,000 institutions in the United States. Our role is to provide quality assurance at colleges and universities within our membership.
Colleges and universities are required to portray clearly and accurately to the public its current status with accreditors, like the Higher Learning Commission, as well as with any other institutional, specialized, and professional accreditation agencies.
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is required by federal regulations and its own policies to initiate a substantive review of its Criteria for Accreditation every five years. Throughout the last two years, HLC conducted an internal analysis, held listening sessions, and analyzed the
Higher Learning Commission - (HLC) Regional Accrediting Organizations. 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.
