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San Antonio, Texas 78232-1570

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email: acce@acce-hq.org
CHEA Recognition Statement
At its meeting on January 24, 2011, the CHEA Board of Directors reviewed the recommendation of the CHEA Committee on Recognition regarding application submitted by the American Council for Construction Education. The board of directors accepted the committee's recommendation and granted recognition to the American Council for Construction Education.
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The American Council for Construction
Education (ACCE) is a 501 (c)(3) private non- profit
corporation. The mission of ACCE is to be a leading global
advocate of quality construction education programs; and
to promote, support, and accredit quality construction
education programs. The primary goal is promotion and
continued improvement of postsecondary construction education;
specifically, ACCE accredits construction education programs
in colleges and universities that request its evaluation
and meet its standards and criteria.
ACCE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) as the accrediting agency for four
year baccalaureate and associate degree programs in construction,
construction science, construction management, and construction
technology located in North America and Australia.
Organized in 1974, ACCE enjoys the support of the principal
building and contracting national associations, the
American Institute of Constructors, the constructor’s
professional organization, and the Associated Schools
of Construction, academic institutions seeking to satisfy
the needs for well educated and trained entrants into
the constructor profession.
By working together under the aegis of ACCE, persons
representative of the total construction community and
the public at large, construction educators and constructors
establish and maintain standards and criteria for accreditation,
provide guidance to those seeking to achieve accredited
status, and carry out the accreditation and reaccreditation
processes. In doing so, ACCE serves the interests of
potential students by helping them identify institutions
and programs that offer quality education in the field,
and serves the interests of the industry by enabling
employers to identify persons who, by reason of their
education and training, have the potential for making
lasting contributions to the industry and their profession.
However, ACCE also serves the interests of owners/users
of constructed facilities and the public at large by
raising the professional caliber of constructors and
thus the quality of the construction for which they
assume responsibility.
ACCE, the Canadian Technology Accreditation Board, and the National Board for Construction Management Accreditation, China, have a reciprocity agreements whereby
ACCE recognizes university degree programs accredited
by NBCMA and CTAB as equivalent
to baccalaureate programs accredited by ACCE. In turn,
NBCMA and CTAB recognize baccalaureate programs accredited by
ACCE as equivalent to university degree programs accredited
by NBCMA AND CTAB. This agreement was the culmination of a period
of evaluation by both parties embracing academic standards
comparability, exchange of procedural information and
reciprocal observation of accreditation visits. |