Verification of Compliance with Accreditation-Relevant Federal Regulations

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, as a federally recognized accreditor, is obligated to ensure that its candidate and member institutions comply with the accreditation-relevant federal regulations developed by the U.S. Department of Education in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008.  Further, the Commission is required to review candidate and member institutions’ continued compliance with Title IV program responsibilities.  Commission policy regarding federal compliance requirements for institutions was revised and enacted in January 2013, indicating that institutions must meet these federal regulations to be accredited by the Commission.