Quick Facts About DETC

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Name: Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) & DETC Accrediting Commission

Address: 1601 18th Street, NW, Suite 2, Washington, DC 20009 (202-234-5100; fax 202-332-1386)

Founded: 1926 as the National Home Study Council (name changed to DETC in 1994) Accrediting Commission founded in 1955

Scope & Mission:

The DETC Accrediting Commission’s scope is the accreditation of institutions offering programs primarily by the distance education method up through the first professional degree level. Its mission is to promote, by means of standard-setting, evaluation, and consultation processes, the development and maintenance of high educational and ethical standards for education and training programs delivered through distance learning. The DETC Accrediting Commission identifies and accredits distance education and training institutions that have attained and maintained the standards deemed necessary to operate at a minimum level of quality.

Recognitions:

U.S. Department of Education:

First Recognized: 1959 Last Reviewed: 2006 Next Review: 2013

Present Scope of Recognition:
"The accreditation of postsecondary institutions in the United States that offer degree programs primarily by distance education up through professional doctoral degrees, and are specifically certified by the agency as accredited for Title IV purposes; and for the accreditation of postsecondary institutions in the United States not participating in Title IV that offer programs primarily by distance education or correspondence education up through professional doctoral degrees."

Council for Higher Education Accreditation:

First Recognized: 1997 (charter member) Last Reviewed: 2001 Next Review: 2012

Present Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation of higher learning institutions in the United States and international locations that offer programs of study that are delivered primarily by distance ( 51% or more) and award credentials at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s, first professional and professional doctoral degree level.

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