Virginia council for private education

Are you a private school operating in virginia?

VCPE encourages all private schools to explore the possibility of state recognized accreditation through an approved accrediting association.

Please be aware that VCPE does NOT recognize or accredit supplemental service schools or individual classes.

VCPE Approved Accrediting Associations
16 State Recognized Accrediting Associations

Cognia (formerly AdvancED) (Cognia)

American Montessori Society (AMS)

Association of Christian Teachers & Schools (ACTS)

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)

Christian Schools International (CSI)

International Christian Accrediting Association (ICAA)

Middle States Association - Commission on Elementary & Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)

North American Christian School Accrediting Agency (NACSAA)

Seventh-Day Adventist Schools of the Potomac Conference (SDASPC)

Southeastern District Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (SED-LCMS)

Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)

Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)

Virginia Catholic Education Association (VCEA)

Virginia Independent Schools Association (VISA)

Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities (VAISEF)

VCPE Non-Accrediting Member Associations

Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS)

Church Schools of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia (CSEDV)

International League of Christian Schools (ILCS)

National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)

Office of Catholic Schools - Catholic Diocese of Richmond (OCS - RVA)

Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA)