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Graduates of ACCE-accredited & certified programs meet the highest standard of excellence for construction education and are in high demand by construction employers.

SETTING THE STANDARD FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Accreditation • Certification • Professional Development
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ACCE Membership has its benefits. LEARN MORE

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ARTICLES & ANNOUCEMENTS

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Faculty Retreat on Roofing

Sponsored by the Roofing Alliance and Arizona State University’s

Del E. Webb School of Construction

Oct. 9-11, 2023 ~ Tempe, Arizona

LATEST NEWS

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ACCE is happy to announce that the Partnership for Air-conditioning, Heating , Refrigeration Accreditation (PAHRA) has agreed to transfer the accreditation services for all programs to the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).   Click for details.

The Standards Committee has provided the ACCE Office with their new proposed Section Three, Appendix HB, to the 2023 version of Document 103. This is in response to the HVAC construction industry's request for ACCE to provide accreditation services for HVAC Bachelor Degree Programs.

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Accreditation

Apprenticeship Programs

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Professional Development Programs Certification

ABOUT

ABOUT

Mission and Purpose

 

The mission of ACCE is to be a leading global advocate of quality construction education; and to promote, support, and accredit quality construction education programs.
 

The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is formed are:

  • Promote and improve construction education and research at the post secondary level

  • Engage in accrediting construction education programs offered by colleges and universities

  • Maintain procedures consistent with policies and procedures established by other accreditation agencies to which the corporation may belong

  • Publish current information concerning criteria and procedures adopted by the corporation for accrediting

  • Report the results of its activities

  • List the colleges and universities which have or are seeking accredited programs of study in construction

  • Review at regular intervals the criteria which the corporation has adopted to evaluate programs in construction education

  • Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes and conduct the business of the corporation as authorized by law.
     

View/Download the History of ACCE (a living document)

 

Download our 2020 Strategic Plan Document     

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Industry Partners

The Dupree Construction Education Fund awards an annual scholarship up to $5,000 for a candidate pursuing an advanced degree in construction management with a desire to teach in an ACCE accredited construction management program.  Applicants must have been accepted in an advanced degree program in construction management in an institution with an ACCE accredited undergraduate program.

Partners

SUSTAINING ASSOCIATION PARTNERS

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CORPORATE/ORGANIZATION PARTNERS

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CONTACT

CONTACT

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Head Office

300 Decker Drive, Suite 330
Irving, Texas 75062

 

acce@acce-hq.org

Tel: 972.600.8800

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