


Cognia is the largest community of education professionals in the world. We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of a variety of educational institutions and systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. While our expertise is grounded in more than a hundred years of work in school accreditation, Cognia is far from a typical accrediting agency. Our goal isn’t to certify that educational institutions are good enough. Rather, our commitment is to help these institutions continuously improve.
Today’s Cognia represents the next chapter in the fusion of AdvancED and Measured Progress. Our combined expertise has broadened to create a comprehensive vision of school quality and the connections between school performance and student achievement.
Accrediting Agencies
- NCA Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
- Northwest Accreditation Commission
- SACS Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
NCAA-Approved Courses For Student Athletes

Academic Standards
To be successful in college, students need to be prepared for college coursework. In Division I and Division II, the NCAA sets academic initial-eligibility standards that take into account GPA, standardized test scores, core courses taken in high school and the grades earned in those core courses. Division III schools hold student-athletes to the same overall standards for the institution in which they’re enrolling.
All student-athletes also must meet the unique acceptance requirements of the college or university they plan to attend (which may exceed NCAA standards).
Credentials of Teachers
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree
- 5 Years of Teaching Experience
- FL Statement of Eligibility, Temporary Certificate, or Professional Certificate
Specialty Credentials
- Certified Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner
- Wilson Fundations Trained
- LindaMood Bell Visualizing & Verbalizing Trained
- LindaMood Bell Math Cloud Nine