Accreditation and Certification

Accreditation assures that the University is recognized as a credible institution of learning, that it maintains recognized and approved courses of study, that it employs competent faculty and staff, that it has adequate facilities and equipment, and that the organizational structure is appropriate and stable.

Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The Commission, an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, is located at 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267.284.5000, http://www.msche.org. 

Strayer University’s business degree programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213, PH: 913-339-9356.

The University’s Master of Education in Teacher Education was accredited in June 2013 by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). TEAC, now part of the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation, is located at 2010 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, Ph: 202-223-0077.

The National Security Agency’s (NSA) Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) has certified that Strayer University’s security curriculum has been reviewed by the Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation Review Committee (IACE) and determined that it meets national training standards for information systems security professionals and system administrators, NSTISSI No. 4011 and 4013.

The baccalaureate degree in nursing program at Strayer University is accredited by the Commission on College Nursing Education (CCNE), One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, 202-887-6791.