Accreditation
Adams State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools:
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604
800.621.7440
HLC can be contacted at inquiry@hlcommission.org or www.hlcommission.org
Individual programs are accredited through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Adams State University is an institutional member of the Alliance for Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE), the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the American Council on Education (ACE), the Rocky Mountain Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (RMACRAO), the Hispanic Association of College and Universities (HACU), and Quality Matters.
The University is approved by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).