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The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1926 that operates as an institutional accreditor of distance education institutions. Accreditation by DEAC covers all distance education activities within an institution and it provides accreditation from the secondary school level through professional doctoral degree-granting institutions. DEAC’s geographic area of accreditation activities includes all states within the United States and international locations. Our website is designed to be a resource for all those interested in distance education accreditation: students, faculty, administrators and the public.
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AQC is an external review system carried out by a network of higher education curriculum experts. Although it is not accreditation, AQC engages a peer review process designed to provide meaningful, relevant feedback to distance education providers consistent with the principles of accreditation. The DEAC is committed to supporting innovations that continue to emerge and evolve in various online delivery systems by contributing its expertise and experience in evaluating online content that is presented for AQC review and by experimenting with ways to expand the availability of high quality online learning.
DEAC is pleased to announce its first workshop series in collaboration with the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AIIcOE). This three-session, quick-start series–grounded in the five principles of the AIICOE framework as envisioned by founders Juan Antonio Henriquez and Dr. Matthew Gonzalez and the practical AI strategy and implementation experience of three diverse DEAC institutions–will empower academic and administrative staff to use the five AIICOE principles to co-design a campus-ready AI roadmap.