Distance Education and Training Council
The recognized accreditor that decides which distance education institutions meet the standard, a keeper of the line the whole field is measured against
Peer societies
Five societies Distance Education and Training Council is read alongside.
CHEA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
The national body that recognizes the accreditors, the quality assurance layer above America's colleges
1 companies named
CAEP
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
The national body that decides which teacher preparation programs meet the bar, and holds the gate on…
10 companies named
ACAT
Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation
An independent credentialing body that turns competence in accounting and taxation into named, testable…
CIDA
Council for Interior Design Accreditation
The accreditor of interior design degree programs, setting and reviewing the educational standards that…
39 companies named
CSIHS
Council for Standards in Human Service Education
The accreditor of human service education, the body that certifies which academic programs meet the field's…
Who backs DETC
Every company Distance Education and Training Council names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Husch Blackwell | Meeting sponsor | ACB AHLA AAM CBA CACC +3 |
| Sikich-Color-600px | Exhibitor | ACF BAI GFOA GCP MMAC |
| EduCred Services | Meeting sponsor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| elise-scanlon-law-group-logo | Meeting sponsor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| FlatWorld-600px | Exhibitor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| Labster-Logo-Color | Meeting sponsor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| LIRN_logo_standard_RGB | Exhibitor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| MaestroSIS-OPUS-600px | Exhibitor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| OpenLMS | Meeting sponsor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| Otero Consulting Group | Meeting sponsor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| Populi-Color-600px | Exhibitor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
| TFCTuition_logo_redwhite-1 | Meeting sponsor | Only Distance Education and Training Council, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
Centennial Conference and Gala 2026: Sponsors and Exhibitors. Read September 27, 2026. Centennial Gala and 100th Annual Conference sponsors and exhibitors. Logo wall has no alt text; only logos whose image file names clearly name a company were recorded, so several logos are omitted.
Who backs Distance Education and Training Council's peers, but not Distance Education and Training Council
Companies named publicly by at least one of Distance Education and Training Council's five peer societies, and not found in Distance Education and Training Council's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The recognized accreditor that decides which distance education institutions meet the standard, a keeper of the line the whole field is measured against
- Authority
- Preserve
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Republic and The Legacy.
Strengths
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