Accreditations

Institutional Accreditation and Authorization

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000.
Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), 6 North Liberty Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-767-3301.

Programmatic Accreditation and Approvals

American Bar Association (ABA), Standing Committee on Paralegals, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654 312-988-6102, (Legal Studies Program).
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 1 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120, 202-887-6791, (Nursing Programs).
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP, formerly National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education - NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, 202-223-0077, (Teacher Education Programs).
Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON), 4140 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215-2254, 410-585-1900, (Nursing Programs).
Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), 6 North Liberty Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-767-3301, (All Programs).
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-767-0600, (Teacher Education Programs).
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), 5600 N. River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018, 773-714-8880, (Medical Laboratory Science Program).
Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE), 3337 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314, 571-257-3959, (Human Services Program).
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), 1313 L St. NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-232-8777, (Early Childhood Education Program).
National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), 3005 Center Green Drive, Suite 130, Boulder, Colorado 80301, 303-848-3275, (Distance Education Programs).
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, State Approving Agency (VA-SAA), Maryland Higher Education Commission, 6 North Liberty Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-767-3300, (All Programs).

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