Accreditation, Affiliations and Associations

Concordia University Chicago is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Academic Accreditations

• Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) - MBA

• American Council on the Teaching of a Foreign Language (ACTFL)

• Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

• National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA)

• Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE)

• State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) - Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)

• Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)

• Acadeum

• Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA)

• Association of Illinois Music Schools (AIMS)

• Association of Lutheran College Faculties (ALCF)

• Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU)

• Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

• Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)

• Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities (FIICU)

• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

• Lilly Fellows Program

• Lutheran College Washington Consortium

• National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)

• National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC)

• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

• Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE)

• Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators (OAESA)

• University Center of Lake County (UCLC)

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) - Division III

• Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC)