Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

The six agencies are: Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, Washington D.C. New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) AK, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA

The seven regional accrediting bodies as outlined by the CHEA are the: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges Higher Learning Commission Middle States Commission on Higher Education New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education

Regional accrediting commissions are among the oldest accrediting organizations in the country. The United States is divided into six accreditation regions: New England, Middle States, North Central, Southern, Western and Northwest. Seven accrediting commissions operate in these regions.

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Accrediting Commission for Schools Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (California, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas)