<Tr> <Th> Affiliations </Th> <Td> CHEA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> hlcommission.org </Td> </Tr> <P> The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an organization tasked with the regional accreditation responsibilities for post-secondary education institutions in the central United States . The Higher Learning Commission oversees the accreditation of degree - granting colleges and universities in nineteen mostly Midwestern and South - Central states, namely Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming . The headquarters of the organization is based in Chicago, Illinois . </P> <P> The United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation recognize the Commission as the assigned regional accrediting organization . HLC grew out of the higher education division of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). The NCA dissolved in 2014 . </P>

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