"The Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is
the recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S.
Southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia) and in Latin America for those institutions of
higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master's
or doctoral degrees. The Commission on Colleges is the representative
body of the College Delegate Assembly and is charged with carrying
out the accreditation process.
To gain or maintain accreditation with the Commission
on Colleges, an institution must comply with the standards contained
in the Principles
of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement and
with the policies and
procedures of the Commission on Colleges. The Commission on Colleges
applies the requirements of its Principles to all applicant,
candidate, and member institutions, regardless of type of institution
(public, private for-profit, private not-for-profit)."