§ 602.11 Geographic area of accrediting activities.
The agency must demonstrate that it conducts accrediting activities within—
(a) A State, if the agency is part of a State government;
(b) A region or group of States chosen by the agency in which an agency provides accreditation to a main campus, a branch campus, or an additional location of an institution. An agency whose geographic area includes a State in which a branch campus or additional location is located is not required to also accredit a main campus in that State. An agency whose geographic area includes a State in which only a branch campus or additional location is located is not required to accept an application for accreditation from other institutions in such State; or
(c) The United States.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1099b)[84 FR 58918, Nov. 1, 2019]