The most recognized and accepted type of accreditation in the United States is regional accreditation. There are six geographic regions of the United States with an agency in each region that accredits college and university higher education programs:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools - http://www.msche.org/
Accreditation of colleges in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico.
New England Association of Schools & Colleges - http://www.neasc.org/
Accreditation of colleges in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools - http://www.ncacasi.org/
Accreditation of colleges in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Northwest Association Of Schools And Colleges - http://www.nwccu.org/
Accreditation of colleges in Alaska, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - http://www.sacs.org/
Accreditation of colleges in Alabama, Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , and Virginia.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges - http://www.wascweb.org/
Accreditation of colleges in California, Hawaii, the territories of Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana’s Islands, the Pacific Basin, East Asia, the Pacific and East Asia where American/International schools are.
You might not easily find an online school’s accreditation by visiting their website or checking their catalog. But you can easily find out if an online college or university that you are interested in is accredited. Simply visit the specific regional accrediting boards website depending on where the institution is headquartered.