DECATUR, GA – The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has been awarded a $239,120 grant from the Lumina Foundation to support a multi-year initiative focused on strengthening the alignment between higher education programs and regional workforce needs across the accreditor’s membership. The grant will support the development of a data-driven framework to help SACSCOC’s more than 780 member institutions better assess workforce prioriti

REDMOND, WA — February 2, 2026 — The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Board of Commissioners authorized President, Dr. Selena M. Grace, to explore a potential name change, signaling the organization's evolution from regional to one with a national scope. The decision follows the 2020 U.S. Department of Education policy change that removed regional designations among accreditors. Since then, NWCCU has operated as an institutional accreditor with author

Washington, DC – January 27, 2026 – Today, the Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) nominated Dr. Heather F. Perfetti, President of Middle States Commission on Higher Education and Chair of C-RAC, to represent institutional accreditors on the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) Committee for the upcoming negotiated rulemaking.

Washington, DC – The Council of Recognized Accrediting Commissions (C-RAC) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education providing comments in response to the December 11, 2025, request for information on updates to the Accreditation Handbook.