The United States government instead delegates the quality assurance process to private non-profit organizations.
[3][4][5] Accreditation of higher education varies by jurisdiction and may focus on either or both the institution and the individual programs of study.
The federal government began to play a limited role in higher education accreditation in 1952 with the reauthorization of the GI Bill for Korean War veterans.
Within North America, Canada has agencies such as EQual Accreditation, overseen by Accreditation Canada,[7] that ensures programs meet national benchmarks for educational excellence and quality standards for health education programs.
In the United States, there is no federal government list of recognized accreditation agencies for primary and secondary schools like there is for higher education.