As religious institutions, Regus University and The American Colleges are exempt from government regulation.

As nonprofit membership organizations, Regus University and The American Colleges are specifically exempt from government regulation.

Regus University and The American Colleges are educational institutions legally organized in the United States and recognized by the US Government and all state governments. 

Degrees granted are accredited by The U. S. Higher Education Commission for Accreditation, an accrediting body of which Regus University and The American Colleges are founding members.  This body was formed to promote higher standards in the distance learning industry.

The U. S. Commission was founded with the same impetus that caused member colleges and universities to create the six regional accrediting bodies, which are recognized by the US Department of Education for purposes of federal student loan programs ONLY. 

There are hundreds of accrediting bodies in the United States, all of which are recognized by the states and the federal government as legitimate, voluntary, membership organizations.  Any statement to the contrary is false and misleading. 

All state governments and the federal government, and all state and federal administrative agencies recognize the legal status of Regus University and The American Colleges pursuant to the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the US Constitution.  Refusal to recognize this legal status would be a violation of federal law.  Regus University and The American Colleges have the same legal status and are recognized in the same manner as any other legally-qualified American university.

In the United States, accreditation is a private sector, nongovernmental, voluntary process of peer review.  It is a self-regulatory system from top to bottom.  The US Department of Education does NOT perform an accreditation function.  Regulation and approval, if any, of degree-granting institutions is a state prerogative.  Many states do not regulate degree-granting institutions. 

While the US Department of Education does NOT perform an accreditation function, the list of accrediting bodies it maintains is for purposes of federal student loan programs ONLY.  Regus University and The American Colleges do not wish to participate in ANY federal programs and therefore have not and will not seek membership in any other accrediting body just as members of the six regional accrediting bodies only have membership in their own organizations.

The "regional accrediting bodies" are private, nongovernmental, voluntary membership organizations owned and operated by their member schools.  Member schools, therefore, are granted accreditation by the regional accrediting body, of which they are voting members, and set the standards by which their own organizations will be judged.  One could conclude that members of the "regional accrediting bodies" accredit themselves.  The US Department of Education has no control or authority over these "regional accrediting bodies."  They operate privately and independently of government control at all levels.

From the Office of Post-secondary Education, US Department of Education: 

"Accreditation in the United States."  (Start quote) "The United States has NO federal ministry of education or other centralized authority exercising single national control over post-secondary education institutions in this country.  The states assume varying degrees of control over education, but, in general, institutions of higher education are permitted to operate with considerable independence and autonomy.  As a consequence, American education institutions can vary widely in the character and quality of their programs.  Accreditation DOES NOT provide automatic acceptance by an institution of credit earned at another institution, NOR does it give assurance of acceptance of graduates by employers.  Acceptance of students or graduates is always the prerogative of the receiving institutions or employer.  For these reasons, besides ascertaining the accredited status of a school or program, students should take additional measures to determine, prior to enrollment, whether or not their educational goals will be met through attendance at a particular institution."  (End quote)

Regus University and The American Colleges follow the guidelines published by each of the following voluntary accrediting membership associations:

• The Council for Adult Experiential Learning (CAEL)
• The Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)
• The American Council on Education (ACE)
• The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
• The US Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
  

Our degree programs are widely recognized and accepted by private companies, public companies, charities, nonprofit organizations, law firms, CPA firms, consulting firms, hospitals and other health care facilities, schools, colleges, universities, government agencies, the federal government, state governments, and city governments.