← Accreditation & recognition (who to trust)
CHEA — Council for Higher Education Accreditation Free
CHEA · Accreditor
CHEA recognizes the accreditors that vouch for U.S. colleges and programs. Its database is the quickest way to check whether a school's accreditation is real — before you spend a dime or a year.
✓ The national body that recognizes legitimate U.S. accreditors