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THE COMMISSION IS RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION AS A RELIABLE EVALUATOR OF INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY. 2915479 THE ACCREDITING COMMISSION FOR SCHOOLS (ACS) FOSTERS EXCELLENCE IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT THROUGH A PROCESS OF CONTINUING EVALUATION AND IT RECOGNIZES BY ACCREDITING SCHOOLS WHICH MEET AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF QUALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED CRITERIA. THE COMMISSION EXTENDS ITS SERVICES TO SCHOOLS LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS, THE REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDS, THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. 2702637 THE ACCREDITING COMMISSION FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES (ACCJC)PROVIDES ACCREDITATION SERVICES TO COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES IN THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII, THE TERRITORIES OF GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF PAULAU AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS. 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