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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Abbreviation NCA
Successor AdvancED
Higher Learning Commission
Formation 1895
Legal status Defunct
Purpose Educational accreditation
Headquarters Tempe, Arizona
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 www.northcentralassociation.org

TheNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools(NCA), also known as theNorth Central Association, was a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states engaged ineducational accreditation. It was one of sixregional accreditationbodies in the U.S. and itsHigher Learning Commissionwas recognized by theUnited States Department of Educationand theCouncil for Higher Education Accreditation(CHEA) as a regional accreditor forhigher educationinstitutions.[1]

The organization was dissolved in 2014.[2]The primary and secondary education accreditation functions of the association have been merged intoAdvancEDwith the postsecondary education accreditation functions vested in theHigher Learning Commission.

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References

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  1. ^Recognized Accrediting OrganizationsArchived2009-03-06 at theWayback Machine, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, accessed October 8, 2010
  2. ^"About the Higher Learning Commission".Higher Learning Commission. 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-01-05. RetrievedDecember 18,2015.
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