Abbreviation NCA Legal status Defunct Affiliations CHEA Purpose Educational accreditation | Formation 1895 Main organ Board of Directors Founded 1895 | |
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Region served Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, United States Affiliation Council for Higher Education Accreditation Successors AdvancED, Higher Learning Commission Similar Southern Association of Colleg, New England Associati, Northwest Commission on Colleg, AdvancED, National Council for Accreditat | ||
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), also known as the North Central Association, was a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states engaged in educational accreditation. It was one of six regional accreditation bodies in the U.S. and its Higher Learning Commission was recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a regional accreditor for higher education institutions.
The organization was dissolved in 2014. The primary and secondary education accreditation functions of the association have been merged into AdvancED with the postsecondary education accreditation functions vested in the Higher Learning Commission.