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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Accrediting Agencies Currently
Undergoing Review for the Purpose of
Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of
Education
Accreditation Group, Office of
Postsecondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Call for written third-party
comments.
AGENCY:
This notice provides
information to members of the public on
submitting written comments for
accrediting agencies currently
undergoing review for the purpose of
recognition by the U.S. Secretary of
Education.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation
Group, Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
fifth floor, Washington, DC 20202,
telephone: (202) 453–7615, or email:
herman.bounds@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
request for written third-party
comments concerning the performance
of accrediting agencies under review by
the Secretary of Education is required
by 496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher Education
Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, and
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pertains to the summer 2024 meeting of
the National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity
(NACIQI). The meeting date and
location have not been determined but
will be announced in a later Federal
Register notice. In addition, a later
Federal Register notice will describe
how to register to provide oral
comments at the meeting. Note: Written
comments about the specific agencies
identified below will not be accepted or
provided to NACIQI members if those
comments are submitted after the
deadline provided in this Federal
Register notice, which is June 5, 2023.
Written comments must be submitted to
the mailbox identified below. Do not
submit written comments directly to
Department officials or to NACIQI
members.
Agencies Under Review and
Evaluation: The Department requests
written comments from the public on
the following accrediting agencies,
which are currently undergoing review
and evaluation by the Accreditation
Group, and which will be reviewed at
the summer 2024 NACIQI meeting.
The agencies are listed by the type of
application each agency has submitted.
Please note, each agency’s current scope
of recognition is indicated below. If any
agency requested to expand its scope of
recognition, identified are both the
current scope of recognition and the
requested scope of recognition.
Applications for Renewal of
Recognition
1. WASC Accrediting Commission for
Community and Junior Colleges. Scope
of Recognition: The accreditation and
pre-accreditation (‘‘Candidate for
Accreditation’’) of community and other
colleges which have as a primary
mission the granting of associate
degrees, but which may also award
certificates and other credentials, not to
exceed the bachelor degree level, where
the provision of such credentials is
within the institution’s mission and, if
applicable, is authorized by their
governmental authorities, and the
accreditation of such programs offered
via distance education and
correspondence education at these
colleges. This recognition also extends
to the Committee on Substantive Change
of the Commission, for decisions on
substantive changes, and the Appeals
Panel. Geographic Area of Accrediting
Activities: Throughout the United
States.
2. American Veterinary Medical
Association, Council on Education.
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation
and preaccreditation (‘‘Provisional
Accreditation’’) in the United States of
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programs leading to professional
degrees (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) in veterinary
medicine. Geographic Area of
Accrediting Activities: Throughout the
United States.
3. Accrediting Council for Continuing
Education and Training. Scope of
Recognition: The accreditation
throughout the United States of
institutions of higher education that
offer continuing education and
vocational programs that confer
certificates or occupational associate
degrees, including those programs
offered via distance education.
Geographic Area of Accrediting
Activities: Throughout the United
States.
4. Council on Education for Public
Health. Scope of Recognition: The
accreditation of schools of public health
and public health programs outside
schools of public health, at the
baccalaureate and graduate degree
levels, including those offered via
distance education. Geographic Area of
Accrediting Activities: Throughout the
United States.
5. National Association of Schools of
Dance, Commission on Accreditation.
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation
throughout the United States of
freestanding institutions that offer dance
and dance-related programs (both
degree and non-degree-granting),
including those offered via distance
education. Geographic Area of
Accrediting Activities: Throughout the
United States.
6. National Association of Schools of
Music, Commission on Accreditation.
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation
throughout the United States of
freestanding institutions that offer
music and music related programs (both
degree and non-degree-granting)
including those offered via distance.
This recognition also extends to the
Commission on Community College
Accreditation. Geographic Area of
Accrediting Activities: Throughout the
United States.
7. National Association of Schools of
Theatre, Commission on Accreditation.
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation
throughout the United States of
freestanding institutions that offer
theatre and theatre-related programs
(both degree and non-degree-granting),
including those offered via distance
education. Geographic Area of
Accrediting Activities: Throughout the
United States.
8. Puerto Rico State Agency for the
Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational, Technical Institutions and
Programs. Scope of Recognition: State
agency for the approval of vocational
education.
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9. Maryland State Board of Nursing.
Scope of Recognition: State agency for
the approval of nursing education.
10.New York State Board of Regents
(nursing education).
Scope of Recognition: State approval
agency for nursing education.
Submission of Written Comments
Regarding a Specific Accrediting
Agency Under Review
Written comments about the
recognition of any of the accrediting
agencies listed above must be received
by June 5, 2023, in the
ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox.
Please include in the subject line
‘‘Written Comments: (agency name).’’
The electronic mail (email) must
include the name(s), title, organization/
affiliation, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number of the
person(s) making the comment.
Comments should be submitted as a
PDF, Microsoft Word document or in a
medium compatible with Microsoft
Word that is attached to an email or
provided in the body of an email
message. Comments about an agency
that has submitted a petition for initial
recognition, renewal of recognition, or
an expansion of scope must relate to the
agency’s compliance with the Criteria
for the recognition of Accrediting
Agencies or the Criteria for the
recognition of state agencies, which are
available at: https://www2.ed.gov/
admins/finaid/accred/.
Only written materials submitted by
the deadline to the email address listed
in this notice, and in accordance with
these instructions, become part of the
official record concerning agencies
scheduled for review and are considered
by the Department and NACIQI in their
deliberations. Written comments about
the specific agencies identified in this
Federal Register notice that are
submitted after the deadline will not be
considered by the Department or
provided to NACIQI for purposes of the
current cycle review. However,
comments may be provided orally at the
summer 2024 NACIQI meeting, which
has not yet been scheduled, but which
will be announced in a future Federal
Register notice.
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Annmarie Weisman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Planning and Innovation, Office of
Postsecondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purpose
of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education
AGENCY: Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Call for written third-party comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information to members of the public on
submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently
undergoing review for the purpose of recognition by the U.S. Secretary
of Education.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation
Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW, fifth floor, Washington, DC 20202, telephone:
(202) 453-7615, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This request for written third-party
comments concerning the performance of accrediting agencies under
review by the Secretary of Education is required by 496(n)(1)(A) of the
Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, and pertains to the
summer 2024 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional
Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). The meeting date and location have not
been determined but will be announced in a later Federal Register
notice. In addition, a later Federal Register notice will describe how
to register to provide oral comments at the meeting. Note: Written
comments about the specific agencies identified below will not be
accepted or provided to NACIQI members if those comments are submitted
after the deadline provided in this Federal Register notice, which is
June 5, 2023. Written comments must be submitted to the mailbox
identified below. Do not submit written comments directly to Department
officials or to NACIQI members.
Agencies Under Review and Evaluation: The Department requests
written comments from the public on the following accrediting agencies,
which are currently undergoing review and evaluation by the
Accreditation Group, and which will be reviewed at the summer 2024
NACIQI meeting.
The agencies are listed by the type of application each agency has
submitted. Please note, each agency's current scope of recognition is
indicated below. If any agency requested to expand its scope of
recognition, identified are both the current scope of recognition and
the requested scope of recognition.
Applications for Renewal of Recognition
1. WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and pre-accreditation
(``Candidate for Accreditation'') of community and other colleges which
have as a primary mission the granting of associate degrees, but which
may also award certificates and other credentials, not to exceed the
bachelor degree level, where the provision of such credentials is
within the institution's mission and, if applicable, is authorized by
their governmental authorities, and the accreditation of such programs
offered via distance education and correspondence education at these
colleges. This recognition also extends to the Committee on Substantive
Change of the Commission, for decisions on substantive changes, and the
Appeals Panel. Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities: Throughout
the United States.
2. American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education.
Scope of Recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation
(``Provisional Accreditation'') in the United States of
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programs leading to professional degrees (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) in
veterinary medicine. Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities:
Throughout the United States.
3. Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training. Scope
of Recognition: The accreditation throughout the United States of
institutions of higher education that offer continuing education and
vocational programs that confer certificates or occupational associate
degrees, including those programs offered via distance education.
Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities: Throughout the United
States.
4. Council on Education for Public Health. Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation of schools of public health and public health
programs outside schools of public health, at the baccalaureate and
graduate degree levels, including those offered via distance education.
Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities: Throughout the United
States.
5. National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on
Accreditation. Scope of Recognition: The accreditation throughout the
United States of freestanding institutions that offer dance and dance-
related programs (both degree and non-degree-granting), including those
offered via distance education. Geographic Area of Accrediting
Activities: Throughout the United States.
6. National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on
Accreditation. Scope of Recognition: The accreditation throughout the
United States of freestanding institutions that offer music and music
related programs (both degree and non-degree-granting) including those
offered via distance. This recognition also extends to the Commission
on Community College Accreditation. Geographic Area of Accrediting
Activities: Throughout the United States.
7. National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on
Accreditation. Scope of Recognition: The accreditation throughout the
United States of freestanding institutions that offer theatre and
theatre-related programs (both degree and non-degree-granting),
including those offered via distance education. Geographic Area of
Accrediting Activities: Throughout the United States.
8. Puerto Rico State Agency for the Approval of Public
Postsecondary Vocational, Technical Institutions and Programs. Scope of
Recognition: State agency for the approval of vocational education.
9. Maryland State Board of Nursing. Scope of Recognition: State
agency for the approval of nursing education.
10.New York State Board of Regents (nursing education).
Scope of Recognition: State approval agency for nursing education.
Submission of Written Comments Regarding a Specific Accrediting Agency
Under Review
Written comments about the recognition of any of the accrediting
agencies listed above must be received by June 5, 2023, in the
[email protected] mailbox. Please include in the subject line
``Written Comments: (agency name).'' The electronic mail (email) must
include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address,
email address, and telephone number of the person(s) making the
comment. Comments should be submitted as a PDF, Microsoft Word document
or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word that is attached to an
email or provided in the body of an email message. Comments about an
agency that has submitted a petition for initial recognition, renewal
of recognition, or an expansion of scope must relate to the agency's
compliance with the Criteria for the recognition of Accrediting
Agencies or the Criteria for the recognition of state agencies, which
are available at: https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/.
Only written materials submitted by the deadline to the email
address listed in this notice, and in accordance with these
instructions, become part of the official record concerning agencies
scheduled for review and are considered by the Department and NACIQI in
their deliberations. Written comments about the specific agencies
identified in this Federal Register notice that are submitted after the
deadline will not be considered by the Department or provided to NACIQI
for purposes of the current cycle review. However, comments may be
provided orally at the summer 2024 NACIQI meeting, which has not yet
been scheduled, but which will be announced in a future Federal
Register notice.
Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site, you can view this document, as
well as all other documents of the Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF,
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
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feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c; 20 U.S.C. 1099b.
Annmarie Weisman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, Office
of Postsecondary Education.
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