DOCUMENT RESUME ED 070 406 HE 003 640 TITLE Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs Including Institutions Holding Preaccredited Status. 1971 Supplement. INSTITUTION Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, D. C. Bureau of Higher Education. REPORT NO DHEW-OE-72-198 PUB DATE 72 NOTE 159p. AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 ($1.25; HE 5.250:50066-S) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$6.58 DESCRIPTORS *Accreditation (Institutions); *Colleges; *Higher Education; *Universities ABSTRACT This document is a supplement to, and has been prepared for use with, the 1971 edition of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs, a directory of postsecondary institutions and programs that were accredited or preaccredited as of 1970 by the regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Commissioner of Education. This publication includes a list of postsecondary specialized and vocational institutions and programs, a list of institutions of higher education that had attained accredited status as of September 1971, and a list of institutions or programs that had attained preaccredited status with those nationally recognized agencies as of September 1971. This supplement also includes a list of institutions that have closed, lost accreditation, changed names, or moved since the publication of the last edition. (Author /HS) I 11 FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLECOPY U.S :DEPARTMENT EDUCATION OF HEALTH. & WELFARE OFFICE OFEDUCATION accredited THIS DOCUMENT DUCED EXACTLY HAS SEENREPRO- THE PERSON AS RECEIVED OR ORGANIZATIONFROM INATING IT POINTS OF ORIG. IONS STATED VIEW OR OPIN- REPRESENT DO NOT NECESSARILY OFFICIAL OFFICE CATION POSITION OF EDU- OR POLICY islitioyis I P 4 and programs 1971 Supplement The Role of Voluntary Accreditation in the United States One of the distinctive features of American education is that the development and maintenance of educational standards are the responsi- bilities ofnongovernmental voluntary accrediting associations. The U. S. Office of Education recognizes this contribution which the volun- tary accrediting associations have made to the development of educational quality in the Nation. It is the policy of the Office of Education generally to support and encourage recognized voluntary accrediting associations in their respective activities, and to endorse their role as the primary agents in the development and maintenance of edu-aational standards in the United States. 2 DHEW Publication No. (OE) 72-198 10 CD CD N- ACCREDITED POSTSECONDARY CD INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS Including Institutions Holding Preaccredited Status 1971 SUPPLEMENT U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HFALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary Office of Education S. P. Harland, Jr. Commissioner of 'Education yl Bureau. of Higher Education Preston Va lien Acting Associate Commissioner Superintendent of Documents Catalog No. HE 5.250:50066-S U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1972 For Me by the ate dint et INsinesits,11.8. Goettement Priotteg Mice, Washington, D.O. 20103 - PzIos $1.2$ 4 FOREWORD This publication is a supplement to, and has been prepared foruse with, the 1971 edition of Accredited postaiscaida Institutionsand Programs, a directory of postsecondary institutionErandprograms, which are accredited or preaccredited as of 1970 by the regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Commissioner of Education. Future editions of this directory will not be supplemental; rather,a complete revised compilation of all recognized accredited andpre- accredited institutions and programs will be available annually. This publication includes the list of postsecondary specialized and vocational institutions andprograms as well as institutions of higher education which have attained accredited statusas of September 1971, together with institutions or programs which haveattained a preaccredited status with those nationally recognized accrediting agencies having recognized procedures for assigning such statusas of September 1971. This supplement also includes a list of schools which have closed, lost accreditation, changed names,or moved since the publication of the last edition. Not included in this directory are lists of institutions having approval, recognition, classification,or licensing by State agencies havingauthority to perform those functions. Accredited Postsecondary Institutionsand Programs will provide information to officers of postsecondaryeducational institutions, guidance counselors and students atthe secondary and postsecondary level. Also, it may be of interest to Federaland State agencies as well as to nongovernmental agencies andpersons in the United States and abroad who are interested ineducation. The 1971 edition may be obtained from the Superintendent ofDocuments, Washington, D. O. 20402 at $1.25 percopy. Title and catalog number OE- 50066 44.should be given when ordering. The Office of Education is grateful to the officers of the regional and national specialized accrediting agencies who supplied the information contained in this bulletin. John R. Proffitt Director Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility Staff Bureau of Higher Education iii CONTENTS Page Foreword iii Introduction vii Part I Institutions Accredited and Preaccredited by the Nationally Recognized Postsecondary Education Commissions of the Regional Associations 1 Part II Professional, Technical, Occupational, and Specialized Schools or Departments Accredited and Preaccredited by Nationally Recognized Agencies 34 Allied Health Education Medical Laboratory Technician Education 35 Medical Technology 36 Medical Record Librarianship 38 Medical Record Technology 38 Occupational Therapy 39 Physical Therapy 39 Radio logic Technology 39 Architecture 43 Art 44 Bible College Education 45 Business 46 Chemistry 52 Clinical Pastoral Education 55 Cosmetology 57 Dental Education Dental Assisting 62 Dental Hygiene 65 Dental Laboratory Technology 68 Dentistry 69 Engineering Education Professional Engineering 70 Engineering Technology 73 Home Study Education 75 Hospital, oildnistration ortriegiair Journalism 80 Landscape Architecture 81 Law 83 Librarianship 83 Medical Education Medicine 84 Music 85 Nurse Education Anesthesia 87 Practical Nursing 91 Professional Nursing 94 Osteopathic Medicine 108 Psychology 109 Public Health 113 Social Work 115/ Speech Pathology and Audiology 114 Teacher Education 116 Theology 117 Trade and Technical Education 119 Part III Institutions of Higher Education Registered by the New York Board of Regents 124 Appendix A Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and Associations 126 Appendix B Accrediting Agencies and Associations Recognized by the U. S. Commissioner of Education for Preaccreditation 134 Appendix C Accrediting Bodies and State Agencies Recognized by the U. S..Commissioner of Education as Reliable Authority for the Approval of Nurse Education 138 Appendix D Institutions of Higher Education Listed by the National University Extension Association 140 vi INTRODUCTION Unlike most other countries of the world,the United States has no ministry of educationor other centralized authority which exercises national control over educationalinstitutions. The States assume varying degrees of control butpermit institutions of higher education to operate withconsiderable autonomy. As a consequence, institutions vary widely in the characterand quality of their programs. In this country, private educational associations of regional or national scope have establishedcriteria and proce dures to evaluate institutions orprograms to determine whether or not they are operating at basic levels of quality. Thisvoluntary, nongovernmental, peer evaluation in education is known as accredi tation. The best available method of ascertainingthe general standing or quality of a postsecondary educational institutionin the United States is to examine its accredited status. In general, there are two kinds of accreditation, institutionaland specialized. ;Insti tutional accreditation at the highereducation level is a function Ps. of the six regional accrediting associationswhich together cover the United States, the Canal Zone,Guaml.Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Institutional accreditation applies to the total educational institution and, for the mostpart, includes only those institutions offering a core of liberal artsand /or general education. This kind of accreditation signifies thatthe institution as a whole is achieving its objectives satisfactorily. vii. 8 While the accrediting procedures of the several regional associa- tions differ somewhat in detail, their rules of eligibility, basic policies and standards are similar. Specialized accreditation is conducted by a number of national organizations, each representing a professional, technical, occupa- ational, or specialized area such as architecture, cosmetology, home study education, pharmacy, or social work, Specialized accreditation, which applies to professional and vocational schools or programs, is aimed at protecting the against educational incompetence.Unlike the regional associations, the specialized accrediting associations demonstrate variations among their cri- toria for accreditation, definitions of eligibility, and operating procedures. In view of the differingemphases of the two kinds of agencies, accreditation of an institutionas a whole should not be interpreted as being equivalent to specialized accreditationof each of the several parts or programs ofan institution. Institutional