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
Midwestern and
South-Central states, including
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.