Accreditation Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Advocating for accreditation and quality assurance, CHEA "accredits the accreditor" through review and recognition of institutional and programmatic accreditors. Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, Washington DC. William Paterson University is accredited by MSCHE. Higher Learning Commission (HLC)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Northwest Commission on Colleges and University (NWCCU)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in California. Assessment Enhancing the Quality and Use of Student Outcomes Data Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Educational Policy / Government Council on Law in Higher Education (CLHE) New Jersey Higher Education New Jersey Department of Education State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) U.S. Department of Education Institutional Research & Planning Organizations / Resources for Institutional Research Association for Institutional Research (AIR) North East Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR) New Jersey Association for Institutional Research (NJAIR) Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) Online Assessment Resources / Publications Bureau of Labor Statistics Census Bureau Chronicle of Higher Education CIP Code Directory Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Environmental Scanning Resources Guidance on the Use of Statistical Techniques Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Retention Employment and Postsecondary Persistence and Attainment National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE)
