University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Kaplan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

Western Governors University is the only university to have received simultaneous accreditation by four regional accrediting commissions. Currently, WGU's "home" accrediting commission is the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the same organization that accredits such leading institutions as the University of Washington, University of Oregon, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and other public and private colleges. WGU is also nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The WGU Teachers College is the first and only online provider of teacher education to receive accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).