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Academic Quality

Postsecondary and Secondary Accreditation by American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC) assures that a program is meeting at least a minimum of standards and competencies set for faculty, curriculum and student services.

Benefits of Postsecondary and Secondary Accreditation

• Creates public trust by ensuring
  • Established standards
  • Accountability and credibility
  • High level of professionalism
  • Up-to-date and current practices
• Marketing tool for recruiting students
• ACFEF accreditation acts as a third-party endorser for federal funding

ACFEFAC is recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Grants Supporting ACFEF Accredited Programs

The ACFEF Accrediting Commission is pleased to offer grants to support the development and management of ACFEF-accredited programs, as well as to support the continuing education of students from ACFEF-accredited programs. Learn More

Digital Badges

Accreditation goes digital. Validate and share your program’s accreditation on the online marketplace. Learn More

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Complete our Accreditation Information Inquiry form to receive an information packet.

See What Programs Have Been Accredited

• Postsecondary Schools
• Secondary Schools

ACFEF Accrediting Commission Actions and School Responses

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Site Visits

View ACFEF’s scheduled site visits.

Documents

• Postsecondary and Secondary Accreditation Standards
• Postsecondary and Secondary Accreditation Policies and Procedures
• Postsecondary and Secondary Accreditation Fee Schedule
• Postsecondary and Secondary Application
• ACFEF-Accredited Program Substantive Change Form
• Evaluator Information and Application
• Annual Report - 2024: Annual reports will be due June 30 this year as we transition to an online accreditation platform.
• Diversity and Inclusion Mission Statement

Newsletter

• Spring 2022
• Fall 2022
• Spring 2023
• Fall 2023
• Spring 2024

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Public Comments

In accordance with the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation policies and procedures, the public is invited to make comments about institutions that are applying for programmatic accreditation of their culinary programs.

All third parties who intend to comment at the ACFEFAC programmatic review must submit in writing to ACFEFAC the comment(s). All comments must address the program’s efforts to meet the ACFEFAC recognized standards. ACFEFAC staff will review third-party submissions for completeness and applicability to recognized standards. If applicable the ACFEFAC will review third-party comments and request additional information/response from the program in question, prior to making its decision to grant accreditation.

Please send comments in writing to dbaldwin@acfchefs.org or mail comments to:

American Culinary Federation Education Foundation
Attn: Accreditation
6816 Southpoint Pkwy Ste 400
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Fax: (904) 940-0741