Accreditation Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Advocating for accreditation and quality assurance, CHEA "accredits the accreditor" through review and recognition of institutional and programmatic accreditors. Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, Washington DC. William Paterson University is accredited by MSCHE. Higher Learning Commission (HLC)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Northwest Commission on Colleges and University (NWCCU)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)One of six institutional (formerly regional) accreditors. Although no longer regionally-bound, the Commission primarily accredits institutions in California. Assessment Grand Challenges in AssessmentA collaborative project focused on addressing grand challenges in assessment in higher education: (1) Using assessment to increase equity, (2) making assessment findings actionable to drive innovation, and (3) Using assessment to drive rapid and equitable improvements in pedagogy. Assessment InstituteThe oldest and largest annual conference focused on assessment in higher education. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)"The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), established in 2008, is a research and resource-development organization, dedicated to documenting, advocating, and facilitating the systematic use of learning outcomes assessment to improve student learning." Association for Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (ALHEE)A membership organization with a mission to support assessment in higher education to improve student learning and institutional effectiveness. Educational Policy / Government Council on Law in Higher Education (CLHE) New Jersey Higher Education State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) U.S. Department of Education Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Association for Institutional Research (AIR) North East Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR) New Jersey Association for Institutional Research (NJAIR) Society of College and University Planning (SCUP)