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How to Find Out If a School Is Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools awards accreditation to educational institutions that meet their requirements. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is in charge of determining accreditation for 11 different Southern states (TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, TN, KY, VA). If you attend a school that is not accredited, you may fail to qualify for financial aid, be unable to transfer credits to other institutions and run the risk of your degree not being recognized by professional organizations.

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Instructions

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  Visit the Southern Association of Colleges and School's official website.
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  Left-click on "Commission on Colleges." This will bring up a new page where you will see an interactive map of the Southern states.
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  Left-click on the state that your school is located in. This will open a page that lists all of the schools accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for that particular state. If your school is not on the list, they are not accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
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  Scroll down until you find the name of your school. If you do not see your school, then it is not accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
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  Call 404-679-4500 to make telephone inquires if you do not have Internet access.

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