"Recognized accrediting agency" means the any association or organization so designated by the Coordinating Board.

The Coordinating Board recognizes institutions of higher education that offer an associate degree or higher by one of the following organizations:

1. Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC);

2. Higher Learning Commission (HLC);

3. Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE);

4. New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE);

5. Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU);

6. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC); or

7. Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission.

This also includes any revisions to the names of these organizations moving forward.

Education Code 61.003(13); 19 TAC 4.192