How to Check Any School's Accreditation Status

If you want to provide your children with the best opportunities for learning, check any prospective school's accreditation status prior to enrolling them. Accredited schools retain their status by providing a positive learning atmosphere and maintaining high student scores in all subjects. To check a school's accreditation status, follow the steps outlined here.

Instructions

1. Write down the institution's name, state and country. Indicate the type of program and the accrediting agency for your state. There are 6 regional accrediting agencies with associated states.

2. Log onto the Internet and visit the Council of Higher Education Accreditation website.

3. Enter this data into the respective fields to generate your list of schools and their status.

4. Sort the list by personal preference. You can isolate by city and state.

5. Select the school of choice to see the complete address and other general data along with the link of the accrediting agency showing the school's current status.

6. Look for continued updates as the Council of Higher Education works to improve its measuring standards and reporting results for school accreditations. Check their website for these updates.

Tips & Warnings

• If your child is planning to attend a institute for higher learning and will be applying for scholarships or grants, the student must have credits from a regionally accredited school to be accepted.

Resources

• Accreditation verification.
• Figuring out accreditation.
• Accredited school information and tips.
• The value of high school accreditation.