DISTANCE EDUCATION & TRAINING COUNCIL
EIN 53-0115490 · Education (B)
What they do
THE DETC is A VOLUNTARY, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT DOES BUSINESS AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING ASSOCIATION, THE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACCREDITING COMMISSION. THE DISTANCE EDUCATION ACCREDITING COMMISSION DEFINES, MAINTAINS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN DISTANCE EDUCATION. THE COMMISSION FOSTERS QUALITY ASSURANCE, PROTECTION of THE RIGHTS of THE STUDENTS and INSTITUTIONAL SELF-IMPROVEMENT THROUGH VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION VIA PEER EVALUATION. DETC ACCREDITATION AIMS to INSTILL PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN DETC INSTITUTIONS MISSIONS, GOALS, PERFORMANCES and RESOURCES THROUGH A RIGOROUS and FAIR APPLICATION and PEER-DEVELOPED ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.
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They name their leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.
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LEAH MATTHEWSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NAN RIDGEWAYDIRECTOR OF ACCREDITATION
LISSETTE HUBBARDMGR. OF INST. DEV. & ASSESSMENT
MARCIA DITMYERCHAIR & PUBLIC COMMISSIONER
ROBERT ALLISONTREASURER
MICHAEL MYK GARNINSTITUTION COMMISSIONER
PETER SMITHPUBLIC COMMISSIONER
EBONY LAWRENCEINSTITUTION COMMISSIONER
KEVIN RUTHINSTITUTION COMMISSIONER
AMANDA HARRISONVICE CHAIR
ROBERT FRANKELINSTITUTION COMMISSIONER
STEPHEN HAASINSTITUTION COMMISSIONER
SUSANNE THOMPSONINSTITUTION COMMISSIONER
TRACEY ABELLINSTITUTION COMMISSIONER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1944
- Location
- 1101 17TH NW ST STE 808, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-0000
- County
- District of Columbia
- In care of
- LEAH MATTHEWS
- Primary officer
- LEAH MATTHEWS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- April 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
- NTEE classification
- Education (B)
- IRS tax category
- Education