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DOCONENT MUNE ED- 208 786 HE 014 553 AUTHOR Ross, Leslie, W.; Green, Yvonne W. TITLE Accredited Postsecondary Institutions andPrograms. Including Institutions Holding Preaccredited Status. INSTITUTION Department of Education, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 1 Sep 80 NOTE 222p. AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 ($6.50). EARS PRICE MF01/PC09 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Accreditation (Institutions); *Accrediting Agencies; Agency Role: *Federal Legislation; *Postsecondary Education: Professional Education; SpecialDegree Programs; Standards; Technical Education; *Technical Institutes; Vocational Schools IDENTIFIERS National Advisory Committee on AccreditIzst Elig ABSTRACT This is the fifth edition of a list of postsecondary educational institutions and programs thatare accredited by, or that hive preaccredited status awardedby, the regional and national accrediting agencies formally recognized bythe Secretary of Education. In addition to the lists of postsecondaryspecialized and vocational institutions and institutions of highereducation accredited as of September-1, 1980, this publicationincludes those having preaccredited status with the recognized accreditingagencies. Not-included are lists of institutions that.are approved,recognized, classified, or licensed by state agencies. The introductionoffers information on the following: functions of accreditation,the accrediting procedure, types of accreditation, nationalrecognition (including criteria sn procedure .rom the Federal Register for recognizing accrediting bodies), preaccreditationstatus definition, the Division of Eligibility and Agency Evaluation wituinthe U.S. Burear of Postsecondary Education and the functions of taeNational Advisory Committee on Accreditation and InstitutionalEligibility as established by the Education Amendments of 1980. PartI of the volume lists accredited or preaccredited postsecondaryeducational institutions with postsecondary programs. It also providesnames and addresses of the regional accrediting associations.Part II identifies accredited or preaccredited professional,technical, occupational, and specialized schools orprograms (e.g., in allied health education, architecture, art, Bible collegeeducation, business, chiropractic, cosmetology). Appendices includenames and addresses of nationally recognized accrediting agenciesand associations and accrediting agencies and associationsrecognized by the 0.S. Commissioner of Education for Preaccreditation.(LC) 4**1041101g********41######***4110*********10401######*####W02000#4110211101001030001g#41 Reproductions sapplied by EDRS are the best thatcan be made from the original document. ***********************#######*#####***414110,010,0**********####******1011100** U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION ED UC ZONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER IERICI Thos document has he in reeeteed from reproduce,. the person or as otigindling R organdarron Minor changes have been teprOdur bon ,K.1,11, made to improve Points of viewor coinions stated in this dot o Tent do riot ne,es,sarilv represent nffitaf NIF poslhon or WARy Including Institutions Holding Preaccredited Status as of September 1, 1980 by Leslie W. Ross Yvonne W. Green U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Shirley M. Hufstedler, Secretary Albert H. Bowker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education ForNrord This is the fifth edition of a list of postsecondary educational Institutions and programs which are accredited by, or which have preaccredited status awarded by, the regional and national accrediting agencies formally recognized by the Secretary of Education. The first three editions in this series were publishedin the early 1970's, after which publication was suspended while we developeda new automated data system. Beginning with the 1979 edition, the list is being reissued annuallyto record the changes that occur among the institutions andprograms that are accredited, or have a preaccredited status. In addition to the lists of postsecondary specialized and vocational institutions and institutions of higher education which have attained accredited status as of September 1, 1980, this publication Includes those institutionsor programs which have attained a preaccredited status with the accreditingagencies having recognized procedures for assigning such status. Not included are lists of institutions thatare approved, recognized, classified, or licensed by State agencies authorized to perform these legal functions. This 1980 edition ofAccredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programshas been cimpiled by automated data processing equipment from data stored in the information retrieval system maintained by the Division of Eligibility and Agency Evaluation in the office ,if postsecondary education and rept Auced by the linotronprocess in the U.S. Government Printing Office. The Department of Education is grateful to the officers of the regional and national accrediting agencies who suppliee the data containedin this publication. Richard J. Rowe Director Division of Eligibility and Agency Evaluation I 3 Acknowledgments The persons named below also c. 'Aril:toted to this directory through their cooperative efforts in the areas of their expertise. William J. Craven, Jr., Office of Postsecondary Educancn, Policy Development Margaret W. Hans ley, Office of Postsecondary Education, Division of Eligibility and Agency Evaluation Richard Higdon and Roy Fulbright, Pinkerton Computer Consultants, Inc Contents Page Foreword . iii Introduction vii Part IPostsecondary Educational Institutions and SecondaryInstitutions with Postsecondary Programs Accreditedor Preaccredited by Regional Commissions and Regional Associations Recognized by the U.S Secretary of Education 1 Part IIProfessional, Technical, Occupational, andSpecialized Schools or Pro- grams Accredited and Preaccredited by National Specialized Accredit- ing Agencies Recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education 45 Allied Health Education: Blood Bank Technology 49 Cytotechnology 74 Histologic Technician 102 Medical Assistant (Certificate) 1i 1 Medical Assistant (Associate Degree) 110 Medical Laboratory Technician (Certificate) 115 Medical Laboratory Technician (Associate Degree) 114 Medical Record Administrator 117 Medical Record Technician 118 Medical Technologist 120 Nuclear' Medicine Technologist 134 Occupational Therapy 150 Physical Therapist 159 Physician's Assistant (Assistant to the Primary Care Physician) 162 Radio logic Technologist 169 Radiation Therapy Technologist 176 Respiratory Therapist 178 Respiratory Therapy Technician 180 Surgi 'al Technologist 189 Architecture 45 Art 47 Bible College Education 48 Business 51 Chiropractic 59 Clinical Pastoral Education 59 Continuity Education 63 Cosmetology 64 Dance and Theater 75 5 Part 11Continued Page Dental Education: Dental Assisting 78 Dental Hygiene 82 Dental Laboratory Technology 84 Dentistry 76 Dietetics 85 Engineering Education: Professional Engineering 88 Engineering Technology 94 Forestry 99 Funeral Service Education 100 Health Services Administration 100 Home Study Education 102 Interior Design 103 Journalism 104 Landscape Architecture 106 Law 106 Librarianship 109 Marriage and Family Therapy 110 Medical Education: Basic Medical Sciences 126 Microbiology 128 Music 129 Nurse Education: Anesthesia 136 Practical Nursing 138 Professional Nursing 138 Occupational, Trade, and Technical Education 151 Optometry 157 Osteopathic Medicine 157 Pharmacy 158 Podiatry 163 Psychology 163 Public Health 167 Rabbinical and Talmudic Edi cation 168 Social Work 182 Speech Pathology and Audiology 136 Teacher Education 190 Theology 195 Veterinary Medicine 198 Institutions of Higher Education Registered br the New York Bo. -d of Regents 199 Appendix ANationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and Associations..... 203 Appendix 11Accrediting Agencies and Associations Recognized by the U S. Commissioner of Education for Preaccreditation 210 vi Introduction The United States has no Federal ministry of education 9. Providing one of several considerations used as a basis or other centralized authority exercising single national for determining eligiliility for Federal assistance. control over educational institutions in this country. The States assume varying degrees of control over education, THE ACCREDITING PROCEDURE but, in general, institutions of postsecondary education are permitted to operate with considerable independence Accrediting usually Involves five basic steps: and autonomy. As a consequence, American educational 1. Standards: The accrediting agency, in collaboration institutions can vary widely in the character and quality with educational institutions, establishes standards. of their programs. 2. Self-study: The institution or program seeking accredi- tation prepares a self-evaluation study that measures In order to insure a basic level of quality, the practice of its performance against the standards established by accreditation arose in the United States as a means of the accrediting agency. conducting nongovernmental, peer evaluation of educa- 3. Onsite Evaluation: A team selected by the accrediting tional Institutions and programs. Private educational as- agency visits the institution or program to determine sociations of regional or national scope have adopted firsthand if the applicant meets the established stand- criteria reflecting the qualities of a sound educational ards. program and have developed procedures for evaluating 4. Publication: Upon being satisfied that the