34 CFR § 602.11 - Geographic area of accrediting activities.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t34/s602.11"
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title: "34 CFR § 602.11 - Geographic area of accrediting activities."
title_number: 34
title_name: "Education"
section_number: "602.11"
section_name: "Geographic area of accrediting activities."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "602"
part_name: "THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1099b, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 56617, Oct. 20, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "602"
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# 602.11 Geographic area of accrediting activities.

The agency must demonstrate that it conducts accrediting activities within—

(a) A State, if the agency is part of a State government;

(b) A region or group of States chosen by the agency in which an agency provides accreditation to a main campus, a branch campus, or an additional location of an institution. An agency whose geographic area includes a State in which a branch campus or additional location is located is not required to also accredit a main campus in that State. An agency whose geographic area includes a State in which only a branch campus or additional location is located is not required to accept an application for accreditation from other institutions in such State; or

(c) The United States.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b)

[84 FR 58918, Nov. 1, 2019]