ACCSC is recognized by the United States Department of Education as the designated institutional accrediting body for over 650 post-secondary, trade and technical schools that provide education to over 150,000 students in a wide variety of vocational programs each year.

ACCSC’s scope of recognition with the U.S. Department of Education includes the accreditation of postsecondary, non-degree-granting institutions and degree-granting institutions, including those granting associate, baccalaureate and master’s degrees, that are predominantly organized to educate students for occupational, trade and technical careers, and including institutions that offer programs via distance education.

The Council on Occupational Education (COE), originally founded in 1971 as a regional accrediting agency of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, is the successor to the Commission on Occupational Education Institutions (COEI). In 1995, the Council became a national accrediting agency. In 2021, the Council celebrated its 50th year of assuring quality and integrity in career and technical education. The Council’s accreditation process is conducted on behalf of more than 360,000 students across the nation who pursue careers in a variety of technical fields.

Center for Advanced Legal Studies is approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Colleges, Austin, Texas.

Center for Advanced Legal Studies is approved by the Texas Rehabilitation Commission to train individuals who qualify for TRC programs and services.

Programs offered at Center for Advanced Legal Studies are approved by the United States Department of Education and qualify for federal financial assistance programs such as Federal Stafford Loans, Federal PLUS Loans, Direct Student Loans, and Federal Pell Grants.

The Center is approved by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to provide training to veterans under Chapters 30, 31, 33, 34, 35 and 1606 of the Montgomery GiBill^®.