Accreditation and Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

Provides an overview of issues related to accreditation process for colleges and universities, in the context of upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Discusses accreditation as an indicator of institutional quality, elimination of accreditation as a prerequisite for HEA Title...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Universities and colleges. Due process of law. Educational law and legislation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides an overview of issues related to accreditation process for colleges and universities, in the context of upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Discusses accreditation as an indicator of institutional quality, elimination of accreditation as a prerequisite for HEA Title IV eligibility, distance education and accreditation, transfer of credit, and due process.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.