List of online colleges in the United States

For list of DEAC-accredited universities, see List of universities accredited by DEAC.

Below is a list of colleges or universities that only offer virtual or online education programs and are accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the US Department of Education.[1] The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is the primary accrediting body that recognizes online schools, but not all schools on this list are accredited by that agency. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the colleges and universities in the United States offered classes entirely online, particularly facilitated via Zoom.[2]

Current

• American College of Education
• American College of Healthcare Sciences
• American Public University System
• Ashworth College
• Atlantic University
• Berklee Online
• Calbright College
• California Coast University
• California InterContinental University
• Capella University
• Carrington College
• Catholic International University
• Claremont Lincoln University
• Colorado State University Global
• Columbia Southern University
• Concordia University Wisconsin
• Excelsior University
• Grace Bible College
• Harrison Middleton University
• Henley-Putnam University
• Jack Welch Management Institute
• Penn Foster College
• Purdue University Global
• Sessions College for Professional Design[3]
• TUI University
• U.S. Career Institute
• University of Massachusetts Global
• University of the People
• Walden University
• Western Governors University
• William Howard Taft University

Closed

• Allied American University
• American Sentinel University
• Bryman College
• Ellis University
• Independence University
• Jones International University
• Kaplan University
• McKinley College
• Northcentral University

References

1. "U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-secondary Institutions and Programs". Retrieved November 5, 2012.
2. Mervosh, Sarah; Swales, Vanessa (March 10, 2020). "Colleges and Universities Cancel Classes and Move Online Amid Coronavirus Fears". The New York Times.
3. "Online Professional Design". Sessions College. March 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2014.