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Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Profile of Accrediting Organization, 2020-2021

41.8785486, -87.6328668
President
 : Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley
Phone : 800-621-7440
Fax : 312-263-7462
Address:
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604

Profile of Accredited Institutions, 2020-2021:
963 Accredited U.S. and non-U.S. Institutions: 4,977,819 Students

963 Total Degree-Granting:

514 Public
425 Private Nonprofit
24 Private For-Profit
0 Total Non-Degree-Granting:

0 Public
0 Private Nonprofit
0 Private For-Profit

Recognition Status as of 2020-2021:
Recognized by: Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education

Range of Accreditation Activity:

The accreditation and pre-accreditation ("Candidate for Accreditation") of degree-granting institutions of higher education, including the tribal institutions and the accreditation of programs offered via distance education and correspondence courses within these institutions.

Sponsoring Organization:

n/a

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

Program Countries

China
South Korea
Germany
Spain
Vietnam
 Poland
Netherlands
Kenya
Russia
Saudi Arabia
 Trinidad & Tobago
India
Kazakhstan
Qatar
Austria
 Israel
Panama
Sweden
Uzbekistan
Brazil
 Lebanon
Hungary
United Kingdom
Romania
Switzerland
 Thailand
Bahrain
Serbia
Mexico
Italy
 Colombia
Egypt
Mauritius
Ghana
Argentina
 Oman
Philippines
Cambodia
Jordan
Sri Lanka
 Singapore
Ukraine

Operating Information for Accrediting Unit Only:
Budget:
$11,782,320

$n/a Direct support from any sponsoring organization
$n/a In-kind support from any sponsoring organization
Employees and Volunteers:
54 Full-time Employees
0 Part-time Employees
1,233 Volunteers - Served 2020-2021
Composition of Decision-Making Body
16 member board, comprised of 13 institutional representatives and 3 public members

Profile of 2020-2021 Accreditation Activities :
Frequency of Comprehensive Reviews and Required Follow-Up: At least every 10 years.

Frequency of Comprehensive Review of Accreditation Standards: Every 5 years.

Summary of 2020-2021 Formal Actions:
0 Initial Candidacy or Preaccreditation Granted
0 Initial Candidacy or Preaccreditation Denied
3 Initial Accreditation Granted
0 Initial Accreditation Denied
51 Accreditation Continued Following Comprehensive Review
48 Accreditation Continued Following Comprehensive Review with Required Follow-up
0 Notice or Warning
3 Probation
0 Show Cause
0 Accreditation Terminated or Removed
0 Actions under Appeal
0 Other
Summary of Additional 2020-2021 Actions:
518 Substantive Changes Reviewed
145 Site Visits
3 Voluntary Discontinuance or Expiration of Accreditation