District of Columbia Higher Education Licensure Commission

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Below are the listings of all active institutions approved to operate in the District of Columbia. Click on the Institution Name to see a profile of the institution, including contacts and course offerings. Click on the website hyperlinks to go directly to the institution web page.

Test HELC Washington DC Institute	https://www.testhelc.com	Android Development Immersive, 360 Marketing Certificate, Associate Degree of Applied Science in Medical Office Administration, Test Program - Trash	123 Main st		Laurel	MD	20707	09/05/2028	Degree	Closed- Good Standing
Inter-American Defense College	http://www.iadc.edu	Master of Science in Inter-American Defense Security, Diploma Certificate in Inter-American Defense Security	210 B Street Bldg 52 Suite 207A	SW	Ft. McNair	DC	20319		Degree	Permanent
Catholic University of America	https://www.catholic.edu/index.html		620 Michigan Ave.	NE	Washington	DC	20064		Degree	Conditional Exemption- Congressional Charter
John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family	http://www.johnpaulii.edu	Doctorate in Sacred Theology, Doctor of Philosophy in Theology, Advanced Graduate Study in Theology	620 Michigan Ave.	NE	Washington	DC	20064		Degree	Permanent
Howard University	http://www.howard.edu		2400 6th Street	NW	Washington	DC	20059		Degree	Conditional Exemption- Congressional Charter
Georgetown University	http://www.georgetown.edu		3700 O Street	NW	Washington	DC	20057		Degree	Conditional Exemption- Congressional Charter
George Washington University (The)	http://www.gwu.edu		2121 I Street	NW	Washington	DC	20052		Degree	Conditional Exemption- Congressional Charter
Brown University	http://www.brown.edu	Brown in Washington	529 14th Street, Suite 975	NW	Washington	DC	20045	07/31/2025	Degree	Conditional Exemption
Cornell University, Cornell in Washington Program	http://www.ciw.cornell.edu	Executive Masters of Public Administration, Cornell in Washington (semester program)	2148 O Street	NW	Washington	DC	20037	07/31/2026	Degree	Institution License
Hamilton College	http://www.hamilton.edu/washington-program	Hamilton in Washington	2101 L Street, Suite 800	NW	Washington	DC	20037	01/31/2026	Degree	Conditional Exemption

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