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Higher Learning Commission

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation and one of two Commission members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Higher Learning Commission accredits, and thereby grants membership in the Commission and in the North Central Association, to degree-granting educational institutions in the North Central region: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

HLC is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS

Bethany College has been approved to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements.

The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) is a private nonprofit organization [501(c)(3)] that helps expand students’ access to educational opportunities and ensure more efficient, consistent, and effective regulation of distance education programs.

Recognizing the growing demand for distance education opportunities, higher education stakeholders – including state regulators and education leaders, accreditors, the U.S. Department of Education, and institutions – joined together in 2013 to establish the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA), which streamline regulations around distance education programs.

In partnership with four regional compacts, NC-SARA helps states, institutions, policymakers, and students understand the purpose and benefits of participating in SARA. Today, more than 2,200 institutions in 49-member states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands all voluntarily participate in SARA.

HLC is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Bethany College is dedicated to attentively hearing all student concerns, promptly addressing them, and thoroughly considering the issues presented to promote student success. To lodge a complaint, please adhere to Bethany College’s Student Complaint and Grievance Procedures.

If the resolution outcome is unsatisfactory, distance education students may appeal the matter by contacting their NC SARA Portal Entities.

For West Virginia distance education students, please visit WVHEPC complaint process.

For more information on NC-SARA and the process, please visit NC-SARA Complaint process.