Quick Facts About DETC
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
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.
U.S. Secretary of Education: First Recognized: 1959 Last Reviewed: 2006 Next Review: 2011
Present Scope of Recognition:
“The accreditation of postsecondary institutions in the
United States that offer degree programs primarily by the distance
education method Up to and including
the professional doctoral degree, and are specifically
certified by the agency as accredited for Title IV purposes; and
the accreditation of postsecondary institutions in the United
States not participating in Title IV that offer programs primarily
by the distance education method up through
the professional doctoral degrees.”
First Recognized: 1997 (charter member) Last Reviewed: 2001 Next Review: 2011
Present Scope of Recognition:
The accreditation of higher learning institutions that offer programs
of study that are delivered primarily by distance (51 percent
or more) and award credentials through the master’s and
first professional degrees. The Distance Education and Training
Council Accrediting Commission will not accept applications from
institutions that award a degree beyond the master’s level,
e.g., a doctor’s degree, including academic doctorates (e.g.,
Ph.D) or doctorates in professional fields (e.g., Ed.D).
*Please Note: The Commission's scope may differ
from U.S. Secretary of Education's and CHEA's.
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