Recognition
U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education as authorized by United States law. Recognition of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), enables the institutions CCE accredits to establish eligibility to participate in programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1995, as amended.
In February 2021, the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) submitted its required petition for recognition to the US Department of Education (Department) in accordance with the Secretary’s Criteria for Recognition (Title 34 CFR Part 602) for review, the Department staff followed with its Draft Staff Analysis Report and CCE submitted its response report in September 2021 for review by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) at its winter 2022 meetings. Subsequently, CCE leadership attended a February 2022 NACIQI meeting to discuss the report and answer questions from NACIQI and Department staff regarding the recognition status of CCE.
On February 23, 2022, NACIQI and Department staff found CCE in substantial compliance with the Criteria and recommended approval of the Agency’s request for renewal of recognition. Accordingly, on May 20, 2022, the Secretary granted renewal of recognition to CCE for a period of five (5) years as a nationally recognized accrediting agency for the accreditation of programs leading to the Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
For additional information please visit their website at www.ed.gov/.
First Awarded Recognition: 1974
Continued Recognition: 1975 / 1979 / 1982 / 1987 / 1992 / 1997 / 2001 / 2006 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022
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.
In March 2021, the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) submitted the required interim report in accordance with the CHEA Standards and Procedures for Recognition to CHEA. At its July 2021 meeting, the CHEA Committee on Recognition accepted the interim report with no further reporting required until the end of the final year of the current period of recognition (December 2025).
For additional information please visit their website at www.chea.org
First Awarded Recognition: 1976 Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA)
Continued Recognition: 1982 / 1987 / 1992 (COPA), 1997 (CORPA), 2005 / 2009 / 2015 / 2019 (CHEA)
Membership
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 approximately 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 please visit their website at www.aspa-usa.org.
Membership since: 1975
CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG)
The CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) is a rewarding and important forum for colleges, universities, accrediting and quality assurance organizations and others worldwide to address issues and challenges focused on quality and quality assurance in an international setting. The CIQG provides service designed to:
This venture will bring together people, ideas and resources from around the world to tackle issues ranging from defining quality and addressing rankings to combating degree mills and accreditation mills.
CCE is a member of the CHEA International Quality Group. For additional information please visit their website at www.cheainternational.org.
Membership since: 2015
U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education as authorized by United States law. Recognition of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), enables the institutions CCE accredits to establish eligibility to participate in programs authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1995, as amended.
In February 2021, the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) submitted its required petition for recognition to the US Department of Education (Department) in accordance with the Secretary’s Criteria for Recognition (Title 34 CFR Part 602) for review, the Department staff followed with its Draft Staff Analysis Report and CCE submitted its response report in September 2021 for review by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) at its winter 2022 meetings. Subsequently, CCE leadership attended a February 2022 NACIQI meeting to discuss the report and answer questions from NACIQI and Department staff regarding the recognition status of CCE.
On February 23, 2022, NACIQI and Department staff found CCE in substantial compliance with the Criteria and recommended approval of the Agency’s request for renewal of recognition. Accordingly, on May 20, 2022, the Secretary granted renewal of recognition to CCE for a period of five (5) years as a nationally recognized accrediting agency for the accreditation of programs leading to the Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
For additional information please visit their website at www.ed.gov/.
First Awarded Recognition: 1974
Continued Recognition: 1975 / 1979 / 1982 / 1987 / 1992 / 1997 / 2001 / 2006 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022
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.
In March 2021, the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) submitted the required interim report in accordance with the CHEA Standards and Procedures for Recognition to CHEA. At its July 2021 meeting, the CHEA Committee on Recognition accepted the interim report with no further reporting required until the end of the final year of the current period of recognition (December 2025).
For additional information please visit their website at www.chea.org
First Awarded Recognition: 1976 Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA)
Continued Recognition: 1982 / 1987 / 1992 (COPA), 1997 (CORPA), 2005 / 2009 / 2015 / 2019 (CHEA)
Membership
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 approximately 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 please visit their website at www.aspa-usa.org.
Membership since: 1975
CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG)
The CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) is a rewarding and important forum for colleges, universities, accrediting and quality assurance organizations and others worldwide to address issues and challenges focused on quality and quality assurance in an international setting. The CIQG provides service designed to:
- Assist institutions and organizations in further enhancing capacity for academic quality
- Advance understanding of international quality assurance
- Provide research and policy direction
This venture will bring together people, ideas and resources from around the world to tackle issues ranging from defining quality and addressing rankings to combating degree mills and accreditation mills.
CCE is a member of the CHEA International Quality Group. For additional information please visit their website at www.cheainternational.org.
Membership since: 2015
