“Authorization” means the authorization granted to a private college or university or seminary or religious training institution by the commission as provided in this article and the policies adopted pursuant to this article. Authorization is not an endorsement of the institution by either the commission or the department.
Authorization types:
- Full Authorization - An institution which is institutionally accredited by a U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting agency with an on-site review of its Colorado location(s); or
- Provisional Authorization - Institutions, new or new to Colorado, which have been evaluated by Department staff under CCHE procedures and authorized by the Commission to enroll students, offer instruction, graduates students, and award degrees under the condition that the institution is continuously seeking and is making satisfactory progress toward accreditation; or
- Probationary Authorization -An institution with an adverse action by its accrediting agency and/or by another governmental agency, or whose accrediting agency loses its U.S. Department of Education recognition, or is otherwise found to be out of compliance with this policy may be recommended for probation by the Department, and, if imposed by the Commission, shall remain on probation until such time the adverse action is lifted by the accrediting body or a governmental agency, or until the institution achieves accreditation by a U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting agency, verified by the Department, and acted on by the Commission; such action to include extending probation, modifying probation, revoking authorization, or other action as it deems necessary; or
- Religious Authorization- A bona fide religious postsecondary educational institution, offering only programs which are religious in nature, which is exempt from property taxation under the laws of this state and whose degrees or diplomas have no state recognition; or
- Authorization for a Place of Business (with no instruction) - If an institution has a place of business within Colorado but offers no instruction in the state, the institution must receive a formal exemption by the Commission and must annually renew, from the effective date of the previous exemption. The institution shall be subject to the deceptive trade practices provision as found in §23-2-104, C.R.S. Such an institution may be exempted from administrative procedures regarding accreditation and financial integrity. Closed or Defunct means institutions that either have voluntarily closed, have been de-authorized by the state, or otherwise cease to exist.
School Name | |
AdventHealth University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) | |
American Sentinel University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Distanec Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)) | |
Artios Christian College | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Ashford University | Website |
Authorization Type - Business (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) | |
Aspen University Inc | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)) | |
Augustine Institute | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (The Assciation of Theological Schools The Accrediting Commission) | |
Bear Valley Bible Institute | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Belleview Christian College and Bible Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Calvary University | Website |
Authorization Type - Provisional (Association of Biblical Higher Education) | |
Central American Theological Seminary | |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Chambers College | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Charis Bible College | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Christian World Mission College | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
College America - Colorado Springs | |
Authorization Type - Probationary (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges) | |
College America - Fort Collins | |
Authorization Type - Probationary (Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges) | |
College for Financial Planning | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Higher Learning Commission of North Central Association) | |
Colorado Baptist College | |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Colorado Christian University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ) | |
Colorado College | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (NCA) | |
Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Accreditation Commission For Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) | |
Colorado Technical University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (The Higher Learning Commission ) | |
Colorado Theological Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Accrediting Commission International) | |
Columbia College, Denver Campus | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (The Higher Learning Commission, member of the North Central Association) | |
Denver College of Nursing | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (The Higher Learning Commission - North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) | |
Denver Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs) | |
DeVry University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ) | |
ECPI University | Website |
Authorization Type - Business (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) | |
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (SACS Southern Association of Colleges) | |
Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (American Library Association) | |
Fox Institute for Creation Spirituality | |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Front Range Bible Institute | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Harvest Bible College | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Holmes Institute | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)) | |
Household of Faith University | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Iliff School of Theology | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) | |
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture | Website |
Authorization Type - Full | |
International Baptist College and Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
International Reformed University & Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Johns Hopkins University | Website |
Authorization Type - Provisional | |
Johnson & Wales University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (New England Association of Schools Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education) | |
Lesley University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)) | |
Liberty University | Website |
Authorization Type - Experience | |
Loyola Institute for Ministry, Loyola University New Orleans | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Loyola University in Maryland, The Montessori Institute | Website |
Authorization Type - Full | |
Master's International University of Divinity | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (CPCA Certification) | |
Naropa University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (North Central Assn of Colleges and Schools ) | |
National American University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (The Higher Learning Commission) | |
Nazarene Bible College | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Higher Learning Commission) | |
New Geneva Theological Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries) | |
Newman University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) | |
Norwich University | Website |
Authorization Type - Business | |
Nova Southeastern University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full | |
Patriot Bible University | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Accrediting Commission International) | |
Peace Theological Seminary and College of Philosophy | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)) | |
Platt College | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Accrediting Commision of Career Schools and Colleges) | |
Regis University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ) | |
Relay Graduate School of Education | |
Authorization Type - Full | |
Rocky Mountain Bible College and Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (North Central Association of Colleges and Schools/Higher Learning Commission (HLC)) | |
Rocky Mountain School of Ministry & Theology | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Rocky Vista University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (The Higher Learning Commission - North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) | |
Sangre de Cristo Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries) | |
School Of the Prophets Christian University | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Southwest Acupuncture College | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Accreditation Comission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) | |
Southwestern Assemblies of God University | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Spanish Baptist Bible College West | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
St. John Vianney Theological Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (The Association for Biblical Higher Education) | |
Summit Christian College | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Association of Biblical Higher Education) | |
Taft University System | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)) | |
The Iliff School of Theology | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Assn. of Theological Schools in the US and Canada) | |
The King's University | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Association of Biblical Higher Education) | |
The New Aspen Christian College & Seminary | |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
The Way International, Camp Gunnison, Inc. | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
University of Denver | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Council on Social Work Education) | |
University of Phoenix | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Higher Learning Commission) | |
Veritas College International | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Vineyard University | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Association of Christian Schools International) | |
Webster University | Website |
Authorization Type - Full (Higher Learning Comission/NCA) | |
William Tennent School of Theology | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Yeshiva Torah Institute | |
Authorization Type - Religious | |
Yeshiva Toras Chaim Talmudical Seminary | Website |
Authorization Type - Religious (Association for Advanced Rabbinic and Talmudic Studies) |