Accreditation - Accrediting Agency Accrediting agencies provide volunteer membership for institutions and act as "gatekeepers" for federal funding program participation if they are approved and recognized by the US Department of Education. Accrediting agencies are classified generally as national, regional, or programmatic depending on their charter, approval, and scope. Advertising Any form of public notice, however disseminated or utilized, offering training or education to the public or recruiting students to enroll in an institution or college program. The term includes publications and promotional items which may be seen or encountered by prospective students, including catalogs and other institutional publications which… >>>