Online Degree Accreditation - North America online degree authorities

You may wish to know whether a certain online degree program is properly accredited by your state or national online degree authority. These are the main online degree authority sites where you can place your information request or learn more details on online degrees in your jurisdiction.

In the United States of America, requests about online degree programs should be addressed to the federal Department of Education or to your regional accreditation authority. In Canada, provincial ministries of education are the right authority: there is no federal online degree granting authority. Degrees are granted by virtue of each province's legislature having empowered an institution with the authority to grant degrees. In Australia, although self-accrediting, universities are authorized by a separate Act of Parliament in each case. Qualifications however are issued in accordance with a set framework that encompasses all education through to PhD. In Europe, each country's ministry of education is the relevant authority for online degree accreditation.

Here you will find the North American accreditation and educational authorities. We have also included the ministries and other authorities responsible for online degrees and other education matters in Australia, New Zealand and the European countries.

NORTH AMERICA online degree authorities



         Canada: National Government

         Canada: Alberta

         Canada: British Columbia

         Canada: Manitoba

         Canada: Newfoundland

         Canada: New Brunswick

         Canada: Northwest Territories

         Canada: Nova Scotia

         Canada: Nunavut

         Canada: Ontario

         Canada: Prince Edward Island

         Canada: Québec
         Canada: Saskatchewan

         Canada: Yukon



         Greenland



         United States of America (federal authority)

         US: Middle States

         US: New England

         US: North-Central States

         US: Northwest States
         US: Southern States

         US: Western States

         US: Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)

         US: Native American Education



International accreditation

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