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Accrediting agencies
Agencies that establish operating standards for educational or professional institutions and programs, determine the extent to which the standards are met, and publicly announce their findings.
Voluntary, non-governmental, institutional accreditation is a unique characteristic of American education. In many other countries the maintenance of educational standards is a governmental function. No institution in the United States is required to seek accreditation, however, because of the recognised benefits most of the eligible institutions in the six accrediting regions of the United States have sought to become accredited. Institutional accreditation in higher education is a collegial process of self-review and peer review for improvement of academic quality and public accountability of institutions and programs. This quality review process occurs on a periodic basis, usually every three to 10 years. Typically, it involves three major activities:
- A self-evaluation by an institution or programme using the standards or criteria of an accrediting organization.
- A peer review of an institution or programme to gather evidence of quality.
- A decision or judgement by an accrediting organisation to accredit, accredit with conditions, or not accredit an institution/program.
- Part of Speech: noun
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- Industry/Domain: Education
- Category: Higher education
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