Council for Higher Education Accreditation
http://www.chea.org
This site contains a listing by State and by accrediting agency of all accredited degree -granting and non degree-granting institutions.
 
Information about Diploma Mills used by the State of Oregon
http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/unaccredited.html
This site contains information on accredited schools in the United States as well as
information on fraudulent accrediting agencies, institutions and diploma mills.

NON-ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/
This database lists approximately 6,900 post-secondaryeducational institutions and
programmes in the United States that are accredited by a recognized accrediting agency
and/or recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE). Please note
that the New York Board of Regents is the ONLY State agency in the USA that the USDE
has recognized to accredit degree-granting institutions.

UNITED KINGDOM
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/recognisedukdegrees/index.cfm
These sites deal with accredited universities and degrees in the United Kingdom. There are approximately 115 institutions with their own degree awarding powers and 19 colleges and institutions that the University of London had given the permission to award University of London degrees listed on these sites.

CANADA
http://www.cicic.ca
This site deals with the recognition of Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in
Canada. A list of all recognized universities in Canada can be found on the site.

http://www.aucc.ca
This site represents 90 Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and degree-granting colleges in the Maritime Provinces.
 
INDIA
http://www.naacindia.com
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body
established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit
institutions of higher education in the country. This site lists the recognized colleges and
institutions in India.


NEW ZEALAND
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/
New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website

HONG KONG
http://www.hkcaa.edu.hk/en/accredited.asp
The Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation (HKCAA) was set up to carry out
academic accreditation at tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and to provide advice to
Government on education standards and qualifications in general. This website lists post-secondaryprogrammes accredited by the HKCAA.

SOUTH AFRICA
www.saqa.org.za

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