National Academy of Higher Education

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This article is about a United States organization, not to be confused with the National Academy of Higher Education of Pakistan. Organizations of similar names may exist in other countries.

National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) identifies itself as an organization specializing in evaluation of people's educational credentials. Some United States educational authorities identify it as an unrecognized^[1]^[2] accreditation organization or accreditation mill. NAHE charges fees for a service described as an evaluation of the educational credentials of clients who have studied in other countries or attained degrees through alternative methods.

The NAHE subsidiary Association of Distance Learning Programs (ADLP) offers "accreditation" for all types of educational programs world-wide, including schools, colleges, distance learning programs, evaluation of experiential learning, and other non-traditional education programs. ADLP is not, however, recognized by either the United States Department of Education (USDE) or Council for Higher Education Accreditation(CHEA) as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. Nor does it claim approval from any country.^{[citation needed]}

Some schools that have been identified as diploma mills claim to be "recognized" by NAHE or "accredited" by ADLP .^[3] Credential Watch lists both NAHE and ADLP as unrecognized educational accreditation agencies.^[1] The California Postsecondary Education Commission lists NAHE as an unrecognized accreditation agency.^[2] Accreditation by unrecognized organizations has no known academic value.