These are the regional accrediting bodies:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools – Educational institutions in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, as well as schools for American children in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

New England Association of Schools and Colleges – Educational institutions in the six New England states.

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools – Educational institutions in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities – Postsecondary institutions (colleges and universities) in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Western Association of Schools and Colleges – Educational institutions in California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Micronesia, Palau, and Northern Marianas Islands.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Educational institutions in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.

Go to whichever of the following sites includes your state for a list of colleges and universities that are accredited:

Middle States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Middle_States_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools

New England States

http://www.neasc.org/roster/roster.htm

North Central States

http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192

Northwest States

http://www.nwccu.org/Directory%20of%20Inst/Member%20Institutions/All%20Institutions.htm

Southern States

http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/weblist092606.pdf

Western States

http://www.wascsenior.org/wasc

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