Recognition

U.S. Department of Education (USDE)

The Commission on Accreditation, Council on Chiropractic Education
is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education as authorized by
United States law.  Please consult the U.S. Department of Education website
at www.ed.gov/admin/finaid/accred/index.html for additional information.

At it's June 5-6, 2006 meeting, the National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) recommended renewal for
recognition of The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) as a nationally
recognized accrediting agency for a period of five years. Accordingly, the
Secretary granted continued recognition, for a period of five years, to CCE as
a nationally recognized accrediting agency for the accreditation of programs
leading to the Doctor of Chiropractic degree and single-purpose institutions
offering the Doctor of Chiropractic program.

Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation is a required element
enabling the institutions CCE accredits to establish eligibility to participate in
programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1995, as amended.

First Awarded Recognition: 1974

Continued Recognition: 1975/1979/1982/1987/1992/1997/2001/2006

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is a private, nonprofit
national organization that coordinates accreditation activity in the United
States.  CHEA represents more than 3,000 colleges and universities and 60
national, regional and specialized accreditors.  CHEA accreditors are normally
reviewed on a 10-year cycle with two interim reports.

CHEA has six recognition standards by which it reviews accrediting
organizations for recognition.  The standards place primary emphasis on
academic quality assurance and improvement for an institution or program. 
They require accreditors to advance academic quality, demonstrate
accountability, encourage purposeful change and needed improvement,
employ appropriate and fair procedures in decision making, continually
reassess accreditation practices and sustain fiscal stability.

For additional information visit the website at www.chea.org

First Awarded Recognition: 1976 - Council on Postsecondary Accreditation
(COPA)

Continued Recognition: 1982/1987/1992 COPA, 1997 Commission on
Recognition of Postsecondary Education (CORPA), 2005 (CHEA)

Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)

ASPA provides a collaborative forum and a collective voice for the community
of U.S. agencies that assess the quality of specialized and professional higher
education programs and schools. ASPA represents its members on issues of
educational quality facing institutions of higher education, governments,
students, and the public. ASPA also advances the knowledge, skills, good
practices, and ethical commitments of accreditors, and communicates the
value of accreditation as a means of enhancing educational quality.

With about 60 member agencies, ASPA is the only unified, national voice that
supports the importance of specialized and professional accreditation.

CCE is a member of the Association of Specialized and Professional
Accreditors and adheres to the ASPA - Member Code of Good Practice.
For additional information visit the website at www.aspa-usa.org

Membership since: 1975