Accreditation in the United States
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. Here you will find lists of regional and national accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as reliable authorities concerning the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs they accredit. This will be added to the tools section of Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.