American Library Association, Office for Accreditation

American Library Association, Office for Accreditation

Overview

The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest library association in the world. One of its many divisions is the Office for Accreditation (OA), which is officially recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and responsible for the accreditation of library and information studies programs in the United States and Canada.

Established in 1923, the Office for Accreditation works with academic programs to ensure that they meet the standards for library and information studies education set by the American Library Association. These standards cover a wide range of topics, including curriculum, faculty qualifications and resources available to students.

Accreditation by the ALA-OA is important for library and information studies programs because it indicates that the program has been rigorously reviewed and meets high standards of quality. Accreditation can also be important for students who want to pursue careers in library and information studies because it can help them identify high-quality programs and may be a requirement for certain types of jobs.

General Information

Organization Name



Acronym

ALA-OA

Address

225 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1300
Chicago
60601 Illinois United States

Phone

+1 (800) 545 2433, ext. 2432

Fax

+1 (312) 280 2433

Year of Establishment

1923

Control Type

Private

Entity Type

Non-Profit

Geo Focus and Coverage

National

Recognized by

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

Affiliations and Memberships

Association for Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)

Number of Member Universities or Accredited Institutions

64

Members or Accredited Institutions

Institutions with ALA-OA accredited programs (April 2023)
Please visit the American Library Association, Office for Accreditation website for an up-to-date list of institutions with accredited programs.

1) AB Alberta, University of (Continued accreditation)
2) AL Alabama, University of (Continued accreditation)
3) AZ Arizona, University of (Continued accreditation)
4) BC British Columbia, University of (Continued accreditation)
5) CA California, Los Angeles, University of (Continued accreditation)
6) CA San Jose State University (Continued accreditation)
7) CA Southern California, University of (Initial accreditation)
8) CO Denver, University of (Continued accreditation)
9) CT Southern Connecticut State University (Initial accreditation)
10) DC Catholic University of America, The (Continued accreditation)
11) FL Florida State University (Continued accreditation)
12) FL South Florida, University of (Continued accreditation)
13) GA Valdosta State University (Continued accreditation)
14) HI Hawaii, University of (Continued accreditation)
15) IA Iowa, University of (Continued accreditation)
16) IL Chicago State University (Initial accreditation)
17) IL Dominican University (Continued accreditation)
18) IL Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of (Continued accreditation)
19) IN Indiana University - Bloomington (Continued accreditation)
20) IN Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (Continued accreditation)
21) KS Emporia State University (Continued accreditation)
22) KY Kentucky, University of (Continued accreditation)
23) LA Louisiana State University (Continued accreditation)
24) MA Simmons University (Continued accreditation)
25) MD Maryland, University of (Continued accreditation)
26) MI Michigan, University of (Continued accreditation)
27) MI Wayne State University (Continued accreditation)
28) MN St. Catherine University (Continued accreditation)
29) MO Missouri, University of (Continued accreditation)
30) MS Southern Mississippi, The University of (Continued accreditation)
31) NC East Carolina University (Conditional accreditation)
32) NC North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of (Continued accreditation)
33) NC North Carolina at Greensboro, The University of (Continued accreditation)
34) NC North Carolina Central University (Continued accreditation)
35) NJ Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Continued accreditation)
36) NS Dalhousie University (Continued accreditation)
37) NY Albany, University at, SUNY (Continued accreditation)
38) NY Buffalo, University at, SUNY (Continued accreditation)
39) NY Long Island University (Continued accreditation)
40) NY Pratt Institute (Continued accreditation)
41) NY Queens College, CUNY (Continued accreditation)
42) NY St. John's University (Continued accreditation)
43) NY Syracuse University (Continued accreditation)
44) OH Kent State University (Continued accreditation)
45) OK Oklahoma, University of (Continued accreditation)
46) ON Ottawa, University of (Continued accreditation)
47) ON Toronto, University of (Continued accreditation)
48) ON Western Ontario, University of (Western University) (Continued accreditation)
49) PA Drexel University (Continued accreditation)
50) PA Pennsylvania Western University - Clarion (Continued accreditation)
51) PA Pittsburgh, University of (Continued accreditation)
52) PR Puerto Rico, University of (Continued accreditation)
53) QC McGill University (Continued accreditation)
54) QC Montréal, Université de (Continued accreditation)
55) RI Rhode Island, University of (Continued accreditation)
56) SC South Carolina, University of (Continued accreditation)
57) TN Tennessee, University of (Continued accreditation)
58) TX North Texas, University of (Continued accreditation)
59) TX Texas at Austin, University of (Continued accreditation)
60) TX Texas Woman's University (Continued accreditation)
61) VA Old Dominion University (Initial accreditation)
62) WA Washington, University of (Continued accreditation)
63) WI Wisconsin-Madison, University of (Continued accreditation)
64) WI Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of (Continued accreditation)

Members or Accredited Institutions listing source

List of American Library Association, Office for Accreditation's members or accredited institutions


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