New England Commission of Higher Education
AbbreviationNECHE
Formation1885
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeHigher education accreditation in the United States
HeadquartersWakefield, Massachusetts
Region served
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont and international locations
President
Lawrence M. Schall
AffiliationsCHEA and ED
Websitewww.neche.org

The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit membership organization that performs peer evaluation and accreditation of public and private universities and colleges in the United States and other countries. Until federal regulations changed on July 1, 2020, it was one of the seven regional accreditation organizations dating back 130 years. NECHE then became an institutional accreditor recognized by the United States Department of Education[1] and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.[2]

Its headquarters are in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[3] NECHE accredits over 200 institutions primarily in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Accreditation in the United States". U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "New England Commission of Higher Education". Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Contact. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved on July 5, 2019. "3624 Market Street, 2nd Floor West, Philadelphia, PA 19104"

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Postsecondary institutional accreditors recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
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