Major regional accreditors are expanding oversight into short-term and noncredit credentialing. The Higher Learning Commission opened applications for an inaugural cohort of HLC‑endorsed short-term providers and the New England Commission of Higher Education recognized its first set of noncredit partners. Leaders at both bodies framed the moves as efforts to supply quality assurance for rapidly growing nondegree programs. Accreditors said the endorsements aim to create clearer pathways between noncredit offerings and recognized credentials, addressing employer demand for timely skills training. Institutions and external providers that run bootcamps and microcredential programs will now face a new set of expectations and review standards as accreditors test frameworks adapted from traditional higher‑education oversight.