Educational Institutions

UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Its accreditation was reaffirmed in 2025, with the next self-study evaluation scheduled for 2032-2033. The Architecture A.S. program, as a transfer-oriented associate degree, is not professionally accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), as NAAB accredits professional architecture degrees (B.Arch, M.Arch).

The program is certified as an educational qualification (university degree) to take an exam for the first-class architect in Japan.

Sweet Briar College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees. Its Engineering Science program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

UGC Approved (for degree courses); collaborative placement with Swami Vivekanand Subharti, Meerut.

The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) program is currently in candidacy for National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Accreditation, with projected accreditation status in 2025. The O'More College's Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, and Interior Design programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Interior Design program also holds Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) since 1984, though it is currently on probation.

Sarah Lawrence College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The College of Staten Island is institutionally accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), reaffirmed in June 2022. The Architectural Technology programs are non-professional degrees and are not accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

The University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design's Master of Architecture (3 year program) is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The Master of Landscape Architecture program is accredited by LAAB.

The grade school and high school departments achieved PAASCU Level III accreditation in 1998. The senior high school program opened in 2016.

Last accreditation in 2021 by the National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education of Serbia - NEAQA. Previous accreditation cycles: 2014, 2009. Two study programs are validated RIBA course status.

Not applicable as University of Portland does not offer an architecture program.

Initially accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), the institution later switched to the Senior College and University Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in 2011. Its Interior Design program was accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Culinary programs also held accreditation from The Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation.

Hofstra University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and is accredited in 28 academic areas and 32 total areas.

Berklee College of Music is continuously accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) since 1973, with its most recent review in 2023. This accreditation covers all Berklee entities, including Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berklee Online, Berklee NYC, and Berklee Valencia.

Merced College is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), under the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). This is an institutional accreditation, and no specific programmatic accreditation for architecture/drafting is mentioned.

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Regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).