Higher Learning Commission
Higher Learning Commission HLC operating area Abbreviation HLC Predecessor North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Formation 1895 Purpose Higher education accreditation Headquarters Chicago, Illinois 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 Main organ Board of Directors Affiliations CHEA Website hlcommission.org The Higher Learning Commission ( HLC ) is an organization tasked with the regional accreditation responsibilities for post-secondary education institutions in the central United States. The Higher Learning Commission oversees the accreditation of degree-granting colleges and universities in nineteen mostly Midwestern and South-Central states, namely Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota...