National and Regional

• Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools,
• New England Association of Schools & Colleges,
• Advanc Ed — Advancing Excellence in Education
  (formerly North Central Assoc. of Colleges & Schools and
  Southern Assoc. of Colleges and Schools)
• Northwest Association of Schools & Colleges,
• Western Association of Schools & Colleges,
• Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) (accredited by states in which located)
• National Lutheran School Accreditation
• Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA)
• Members of the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)*,
• Member Accrediting Agencies belonging to National Association of Independent School (NAIS)**

States

• Alabama Independent School Association
• Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association
• Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools (FAANS) approved Accrediting Organizations
• Georgia Accrediting Commission, Inc.
• Georgia Private School Accreditation Council (GAPSAC)
• Michigan Nonpublic School Accrediting Association
• Michigan: University of Michigan (Bureau of School Services)
• Minnesota Independent School Association
• Minnesota Nonpublic School Accreditation Association
• Mississippi Private School Association
• Missouri Chapter, National Federation of Nonpublic Schools
• Missouri: University of Missouri
• New York Schools of the Archdiocese of NY
• New York: University of the State of New York
• Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association
• Puerto Rico - CADIE, Department of Public Instruction
• South Carolina Independent School Association
• Texas Catholic Conference
• Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC)
• Virginia Council for Private Education
• Wisconsin Nonpublic School Accrediting Association

*The following are recognized members of NCPSA:

• Accrediting Association of Seventh Day Adventist Schools,
  Colleges & Universities
• Alabama Independent School Association
• Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
• Association of Christian Teachers & Schools – Assemblies of God
• Association of Independent Schools of Florida
• Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
• Christian Schools International
• Christian Schools of Florida
• Florida Association of Christian Colleges & Schools
• Florida Catholic Conference
• International Christian Accrediting Association
• Kentucky Non-Public School Commission
• Montessori School Accreditation Commission
• National Accreditation Board of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch
• National Christian School Association
• National Independent Private Schools Association

** The following are recognized members of NAIS:

• Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)
• Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS)
• Association of Independent Schools in New England
• European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
• Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS)
• Independent Schools Association of the Central States
• Independent Schools Association of the Southwest
• New York State Association of Independent Schools
• Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
• Pennsylvania Association of Private Academic Schools
• Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools
• Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)

Organizations NOT accepted for accrediting purposes:

• American Association of Christian Schools
• Cook County, IL Office of Educational Services
• National Catholic Education Association (NCEA)
  (NCEA is not an accrediting organization)
• North Carolina Dept of Non-Public Schools
• Texas Organization of Christian Schools