The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). The agency accredits institutions from the primary level through universities. This list includes the degree-granting institutions (universities) accredited by the DEAC.
Accredited, Degree-Granting Institutions + List of degree-granting institutions with current accreditationSchoolLocationControlFoundedInitial AccreditationReferencesAbraham Lincoln UniversityGlendale, CAPrivate for-profit19962011Acacia UniversityTempe, AZ20032010American Business and Technology UniversitySt. Joseph, MOPrivate for-profit20012006American College of Healthcare SciencesPortland, ORPrivate for-profit19782003American Graduate UniversityCovina, CA19691998American National UniversitySalem, VAPrivate for-profit18862018Anaheim UniversityAnaheim, CAPrivate for-profit19962009Antioch School of Church Planting and Leadership DevelopmentAmes, IA20062010Apollos UniversityGreat Falls, MTPrivate for-profit20052012Ashworth CollegeNorcross, GAPrivate for-profit19872001Aspen UniversityDenver, COPrivate for-profit19871993Atlantic UniversityVirginia Beach, VAPrivate19301994Babel University Professional School of TranslationHonolulu, HI20002002Bottega UniversitySalt Lake City, UTPrivate for-profit19941998Calbright CollegeOnlinePublic20182023California Coast UniversitySanta Ana, CAPrivate for-profit19732005California InterContinental UniversityIrvine, CAPrivate for-profit20032009California Miramar UniversitySan Diego, CAPrivate for-profit20052019Catholic International UniversityCharles Town, WVPrivate not-for-profit19831986Chi UniversityReddick, FL19982019City Vision UniversityKansas City, MOPrivate not-for-profit19982005College of Court ReportingValaparaiso, INPrivate for-profit19842018Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, ALPrivate for-profit19932001Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health StudiesPhoenix, AZ20142019Doral CollegeDoral, FLPrivate non-profit20112018Dunlap-Stone UniversityPhoenix, AZ19952003EC-Council UniversityAlbuquerque, NM20032015Genesis UniversityMiami Beach, FL20072012Grace Communion SeminaryCharlotte, NC19472012University of Arkansas GranthamLenexa, KSPublic19511961Harrison Middleton UniversityTempe, AZPrivate non-profit19982003Hawthorn UniversityWhitethorn, CA20022019Holmes InstituteGolden, CO19722003Huntington University of Health SciencesKnoxville, TNPrivate for-profit19851989International Sports Sciences AssociationCarpinteria, CAPrivate for-profit19882009Lakewood UniversityCleveland Heights, OH19982008Laurus CollegeSanta Maria, CAPrivate for-profit20062018Madison School of HealthcareNorcross, GA20162017Martinsburg InstituteMartinsburg, WV19802010Moreland UniversityWashington, DC20122017Naaleh CollegeNorth Miami Beach, FL20112018National Juris UniversityPhoenix, AZ20122013National Paralegal CollegePhoenix, AZPrivate for-profit20022006NationsUniversityNew Orleans, LA19962015Newlane UniversityLehi, UtahPrivate for-profit20162023Nexford UniversityWashington, DCPrivate for-profit20172023Penn Foster CollegeScottsdale, AZPrivate for-profit18901977Quantic School of Business and TechnologyWashington, DC20132020Rockbridge SeminarySpringfield, MO20032013Sarasota UniversitySarasota, FL20132018Sessions College for Professional DesignTempe, AZPrivate for-profit19972001Setanta CollegeLimerick, IrelandPrivate for-profit2006Shiloh UniversityKalona, IAPrivate not-for-profit20062012Sonoran Desert InstituteTempe, AZPrivate for-profit20002004Taft Law SchoolSanta Ana, CA19842003The Art of Education UniversityOsage, IA20112018U.S. Career InstituteFort Collins, CO19812004Union University of CaliforniaWestminster, CA19862016University of Arkansas System eVersityLittle Rock, AR20142018University of FairfaxSalem, VA20022012University of Management and TechnologyArlington, VAPrivate for-profit19982002University of the PeoplePasadena, CAPrivate not-for-profit20092014Viridis Graduate InstituteOjai, CA20112019William Carey International UniversityPasadena, CA19772020William Howard Taft UniversityLakewood, COPrivate for-profit19842003Western Institute for Social ResearchBerkeley, CAPrivate not-for-profit19752024WorldQuant UniversityNew Orleans, LA20152021Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human PotentialElkhorn, WIPrivate not-for-profit20082017
Ngiruwonsanga University = 2022-10-17
Accredited, Postsecondary Institutions
Formerly Accredited Institutions
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