Council for Higher Education Accreditation
University accreditation organization in the U.S.A. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is a United States organization of degree-granting colleges and universities. It identifies its purpose as providing national advocacy for academic quality through accreditation in order to certify the quality of higher education accrediting organizations, including regional, faith-based, private, career, and programmatic accrediting organizations.[1]
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Abbreviation | CHEA |
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Established | 1996 |
Headquarters | One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 510, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
President | Cynthia Jackson Hammond |
Key people | Gena Glickman, Board Chair |
Website | chea |
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The organization has accredited colleges and universities as members, and currently recognizes approximately 64 accrediting organizations.[2] CHEA is based in Washington, D.C. CHEA is a member of International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).[3][4]