North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

{{Short description|Defunct education accreditation association (1895–2014)}} {{About|the dissolved organization|the succeeding organization|Higher Learning Commission}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox organization |name = North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |image = NCACS logo.png |image_border = |image_size = |caption = NCA logo |map = |map_size = 150px |map_caption = NCA operating area |abbreviation = NCA |formation = 1895 |successor = AdvancED<br>Higher Learning Commission |status = defunct 2014 |purpose = Educational accreditation |headquarters = Tempe, Arizona<br>Chicago, Illinois |region_served = Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |main_organ = Board of Directors |affiliations = CHEA |website = [http://www.northcentralassociation.org www.northcentralassociation.org] }} The '''North Central Association of Colleges and Schools''' ('''NCA'''), also known as the '''North Central Association''', was a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states engaged in educational accreditation. It was one of six regional accreditation bodies in the U.S. and its Higher Learning Commission was recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a regional accreditor for higher education institutions.<ref>[http://www.chea.org/pdf/CHEA_USDE_AllAccred.pdf Recognized Accrediting Organizations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306155920/http://www.chea.org/pdf/CHEA_USDE_AllAccred.pdf |date=2009-03-06 }}, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, accessed October 8, 2010</ref>

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The organization was dissolved in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hlcommission.org/About-the-Commission/about-hlc.html |title=About the Higher Learning Commission |publisher=Higher Learning Commission |date=2015 |access-date=December 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105151531/http://www.hlcommission.org/About-the-Commission/about-hlc.html |archive-date=2016-01-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> The primary and secondary education accreditation functions of the association have been merged into AdvancED with the postsecondary education accreditation functions vested in the Higher Learning Commission.

==See also== *List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning

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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.northcentralassociation.org}}

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Category:School accreditors Category:1895 establishments in Illinois Category:School accreditors in Chicago Category:College and university associations and consortia in the United States Category:Educational organizations based in the United States Category:2014 disestablishments in Illinois Category:Educational organizations established in 1895 Category:Organizations disestablished in 2014