The Association of Specialized & Professional Accreditors
ASPA provides a collaborative forum and a collective voice for the community of U.S. agencies that assess the quality of specialized and professional higher education programs and schools. ASPA represents its members on issues of educational quality facing institutions of higher education, governments, students, and the public. ASPA also advances the knowledge, skills, good practices, and ethical commitments of accreditors, and communicates the value of accreditation as a means of enhancing educational quality. (Adopted: March 31, 2003)Specialized & Professional Accreditation: Specialized & professional accrediting bodies in the United States operate to ensure that students in educational programs receive an education consistent with standards for entry into practice or advanced practice in each of their respective fields or disciplines. With more than 60 member agencies, ASPA is the only unified, national voice that supports the importance of specialized and professional accreditation.
Our Motto: "Enhancing quality in higher education through specialized and professional accreditation."