- Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) is a non-profit
education corporation recognized by theUnited States Secretary of Education andCouncil for Higher Education Accreditation as an independent and national accrediting body that accredits institutions ofhigher education offering programs of study through themaster's degree level. ACICS is incorporated inVirginia and operates from offices inWashington, D.C .Accreditation
The scope of ACICS recognition by the Secretary is defined as accreditation of private post secondary institutions offering programs that are designed to train and educate persons for careers or professions where business applications or doctrines, supervisory or management techniques, professional or paraprofessional applications, and other business-related applications support or constitute the career.
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List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
*Educational accreditation External links
* [http://www.acics.org ACICS website]
* [http://acics.org/accredited/ List of accredited institutions]
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