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National Accrediting Commission on Higher Education

About NACHE

Promoting quality, trust, accountability, and continuous improvement in education since 2006.

Who we are

An independent commitment to educational quality.

NACHE is a professional, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting academic quality, institutional accountability, and global recognition in higher education.

Our mission is to ensure that every accredited institution demonstrates integrity, transparency, and excellence in academic delivery, research, and student support.

Accreditation is approached as a structured cycle of self-evaluation, independent peer review, verification, decision, monitoring, and renewal. Institutions are expected to support claims with reliable evidence and use findings for continuous improvement.

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Mission

Promote academic quality, institutional accountability, ethical practice, and continuous improvement through independent accreditation.

Vision

An education sector in which learners, institutions, and stakeholders can make decisions using clear and credible quality information.

Values

Integrity, independence, transparency, evidence, fairness, learner protection, and improvement.

Our divisions

Focused support across education models.

International Accreditation

Reviewing institutions against quality and ethics benchmarks within the scope of NACHE standards.

Distance & National Education

Supporting traditional, online, blended, and distance providers in demonstrating reliable educational systems.

Institutional Evaluation

Independent evaluation of governance, academic delivery, learner support, evidence, and improvement controls.

Begin the conversation

Strengthen quality. Demonstrate accountability.

Discuss your institution, program, or quality assurance needs with NACHE.