{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-602.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 602.11","heading":"Geographic area of accrediting activities.","body":"The agency must demonstrate that it conducts accrediting activities within—\n(a) A State, if the agency is part of a State government;\n(b) A region or group of States chosen by the agency in which an agency provides accreditation to a main campus, a branch campus, or an additional location of an institution. An agency whose geographic area includes a State in which a branch campus or additional location is located is not required to also accredit a main campus in that State. An agency whose geographic area includes a State in which only a branch campus or additional location is located is not required to accept an application for accreditation from other institutions in such State; or\n(c) The United States.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","PART 602—THE SECRETARY'S RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITING AGENCIES","Subpart B—The Criteria for Recognition"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"5167c656425fea5f6072664170c11a3dc08bd130a93ca2b4004aded07cf1b01f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-602.10","next":"us/34-cfr-602.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}