Associations & Accrediting Organizations
There are many different resources for students and their families to assist them in making informed decisions regarding the type of institution, program, and career path that best meets their individual choices and education decisions. To help in that research, below are links to various accrediting agencies that will show accredited schools, their status with that agency, and programs offered.
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Accrediting Organizations/Agencies
- Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
- Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
- Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
- Council on Occupational Education (COE)
- Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Trade and State Associations
There are many trade associations across the nation that provide advocacy for private career schools and colleges.
- American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS)
- Arizona Private School Association (APSA)
- Association of Proprietary Colleges (APC)
- California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS)
- Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (CCST)
- Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
- Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC)
- Illinois Association of Cosmetology Schools (IAOCS)
- Iowa Cosmetology School Association (ICSA)
- Louisiana Association of Private Colleges and Schools (LAPCS)
- Mid-Atlantic Association of Career Schools (MAACS)
- Minnesota Career College Association (MCCA)
- Northwest Career Colleges – Idaho
- Northwest Career Colleges Federation (NWCCF)
- Ohio-Michigan Association of Career Colleges and Schools (OMACCS)
- Private College and School Association of New Jersey (PCSANJ)
- The Coalition of New York State Career Schools
