Founded in 1885, the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. (NEASC), is the nation’s oldest regional accrediting association whose mission is the establishment and maintenance of high standards for all levels of education, from pre-K to the doctoral level.
NEASC serves more than 2,000 public and independent schools, colleges and universities in the six states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and American/international schools in more than 67 nations worldwide.
“Accreditation has been a longstanding stimulus for educational improvement throughout New England,” says Cameron C. Staples, President and CEO of NEASC. “NEASC prides itself on its enduring commitment to self-regulation and peer-review. The peer-review process brings educators from all over New England together and allows for honest, objective and comprehensive evaluations carried out with the utmost integrity and commitment to research-driven standards.”
Current Profile:
- Accredits 253 degree-granting colleges, universities and other post-secondary institutions in New England through the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) and the Commission on Technical and Career Institutions (CTCI)
- Accredits 616 private, independent schools through the Commission on Independent Schools (CIS)
- Accredits 658 public secondary schools through the Commission on Public Secondary Schools (CPSS)
- Accredits approximately 106 public elementary and middle schools through the Commission on Public Elementary and Middle Schools (CPEMS)
- Accredits 86 vocational-technical schools through the Commission on Technical and Career Institutions (CTCI)
- Accredits 175 American/International schools in 68 nations through the Commission on American and International Schools Abroad (CAISA)
- Serves as a clearinghouse for the public and its policy makers