The Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) reiterates it serves as a voluntary organization with a long history of being a leading voice for accreditation at the national level. For over the last half a decade, each C-RAC member has served as an institutional accreditor, and since July 1, 2020, C-RAC members have taken advantage of opportunities to expand beyond traditional regional boundaries serving students and institutions across the country.

DECATUR, Ga. - The Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has approved a new name and brand identity for the organization. Effective September 1, 2026, the organization will be known as The Commission on Colleges and Universities. The new identity highlights the organization's growth as a national accreditor serving institutions in the United States and abroad, while reaffirming its commitment to educational qual

Washington, DC – The Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) today announced that Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) President, Dr. Mac Powell, will become chair of the organization effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Lawrence Schall, President of New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), will serve as vice chair. Dr. Powell, who is completing a two-year term as vice chair and will serve a two-year term as chair, succeeds Middle S

In January, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced its intent to establish the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) negotiating rulemaking committee. The committee was tasked with developing proposed regulations on a variety of accreditor-related topics, such as simplifying ED’s regulations for recognition and review of accrediting agencies and revising ED’s criteria and regulations for accrediting agencies to emphasize student achievement and outcome