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Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Profile of Accrediting Organization 2022 - 2023

41.9409, -87.6532
President
: Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley
Phone : 800-621-7440
Fax : 312-263-7462
Address:
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7, Chicago, IL 60604

Profile of Accredited Institutions and Programs 2022 - 2023:
959 Accredited U.S. and non-U.S. Institutions and Programs: 4,801,247 Students

959 Total U.S. Degree-Granting:

513 Public
423 Private Nonprofit
23 Private For-Profit
0 Total U.S. Non-Degree-Granting:

0 Public
0 Private Nonprofit
0 Private For-Profit

Recognition Status 2022 - 2023:
Recognized by: Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education

Range of Accreditation Activity:

Degree granting institutions of higher education incorporated in or operating under federal authority in, the United States; and that have a substantial presence, as defined elsewhere in HLC policy, in the United States. This includes degree granting institutions operating within federally authorized sovereign nations that are authorized (licensed) by the same any state within the United States or such federally authorized sovereign nation to award higher degrees (including associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees (both research and professional)).

International Accreditation Activity:
0 Non-U.S. institutions or programs operating outside the U.S.
127 U.S. institutions or programs operating outside the U.S.
No Organization evaluates credentials or degrees from outside the U.S.

US Program and Institution Countries

Argentina
Aruba
Austria
Bahrain
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Canada
China
Czechia
 Dominican Republic
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Hong Kong SAR China
India
Israel
Italy
 Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Mexico
Netherlands
Oman
Panama
Philippines
Poland
 Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Spain
South Korea
Sri Lanka
 Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

Operating Information for Accrediting Unit Only:
Budget:
$17,053,203

$0 Direct support from any sponsoring organization
$0 In-kind support from any sponsoring organization
Employees and Volunteers:
56 Full-time Employees
0 Part-time Employees
1,235 Volunteers - Served 2022 - 2023
Composition of Decision-Making Body
19 member board, comprised of 15 institutional representatives and 4 public members

Profile of 2022 - 2023 Accreditation Activities :
Frequency of Comprehensive Reviews and Required Follow-Up: 10

Frequency of Comprehensive Review of Accreditation Standards: 5

Summary of 2022 - 2023 Formal Actions:
2 Initial Candidacy or Preaccreditation Granted
0 Initial Candidacy or Preaccreditation Denied
0 Initial Accreditation Granted
0 Initial Accreditation Denied
65 Accreditation Continued Following Comprehensive Review
66 Accreditation Continued Following Comprehensive Review with Required Follow-up
1 Notice or Warning
3 Probation
0 Show Cause
0 Accreditation Terminated or Removed
0 Actions under Appeal
0 Other
Summary of Additional 2022 - 2023 Actions:
496 Substantive Changes Reviewed
325 Site Visits
4 Voluntary Discontinuance or Expiration of Accreditation