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The USDE has released the most current version of the Accreditation Handbook. The purpose of this Handbook is to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law and regulations, as well as additional clarity on guidance to accrediting agencies on the documentation for submission of a petition1 from an agency seeking recognition from the U.S. Secretary of Education under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Accrediting agencies recognized by the Secretary identify those agencies, for Federal purposes, as reliable authorities of the quality of education or training provided by the institutions of higher education and the higher education programs they accredit. 

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