Midwifery Education Accreditation Council - A federally recognized accrediting agency "providing guidance, evaluation and accreditation of midwifery schools so that midwifery students receive high quality education."

Medical Education Advisory Committee

Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council. This is a non-profit corporation which evaluates and accredits direct-entry midwifery education programs and schools. MEAC has developed comprehensive national standards for education in out-of-hospital midwifery care, and has accredited 11 programs to date, with 4 more in process. Students who attend MEAC accredited programs obtain their certification through NARM (see below).