AEE Accredited Programs

Why Should I Choose an Accredited Program?

Attaining accredited status through the AEE Accreditation Program is solid evidence of an organization’s commitment to quality and safety, belief in professional standards, and allocation of resources toward continued excellence and improvement.

Browse the current roster of Accredited Programs by category. Programs are listed alphabetically within each category, with the date of initial accreditation provided. 

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Wilderness / Adventure Programs 

Boojum Institute For Experiential Education: Temecula, CA / Accredited Since 2006   

Deer Hill Expeditions: Mancos, CO / Accredited Since 2001

International Wilderness Leadership School: Haines, AK / Accredited Since 2008 

Kroka Expeditions: Marlow, NH / Accredited Since 2013

National Outdoor Leadership School: Lander, WY / Accredited Since 1995 

Nature's Classroom: Mentone, AL / Accredited Since 2006 

National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education: Wilmington, NC / Accredited Since 2015

Onward and Upward: Palmer, AK / Accredited Since 2017   

Outward Bound Hong Kong: Sai Kung, Hong Kong / Accredited Since 2011

Outward Bound Vietnam: Hanoi, Vietnam / Accredited Since 2023

Pali Institute: Running Springs, CA / Accredited Since 2007   

Pathfinder Outdoor Education Inc.: Saint Petersburg, FL / Accredited Since 1998 

Philadelphia Outward Bound School: Philadelphia, PA / Accredited Since 2017

Princeton-Blairstown Center: Princeton, NJ / Accredited Since 2019   

The Mountain Center: Santa Fe, NM / Accredited Since 2000    

Solid Rock Outdoor Ministries: Laramie, WY / Accredited Since 2006

University & College Programs

Brown University - Outdoor Leadership Training: Providence, RI / Accredited Since 1998 

California State University, NorthRidge-  Recreation and Tourism Management: Northridge, CA / Accredited Since 2018 

Greenfield Community College -Outdoor Leadership Program: Greenfield, MA / Accredited Since 1998    

Harvard University - First-year Outdoor Program: Cambridge, MA / Accredited Since 2000

Kennesaw State University - Nature Bound: Kennesaw, GA / Accredited Since 2024

Prescott College: Prescott, AZ / Accredited Since 1997   

Sterling College: Craftsbury, VT / Accredited Since 2007   

University of New Hampshire - UNH Recreation Management and Policy / Durham, NH / Accredited Since 1996

Wyoming Catholic College - Outdoor Program: Lander, WY / Accredited Since 2017

School Programs

Aspen School District - Aspen, CO / Accredited Since 2024

Chadwick School - Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA / Outdoor Education: Accredited Since 1996 

Chadwick International - Outdoor Education: Songdo, Korea / Accredited Since 2019   

Colorado Rocky Mountain School: Carbondale, CO / Accredited Since 2003 

Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center:  Estes Park, CO / Accredited Since 2005 

French Broad River Academy: Asheville, NC / Accredited Since 2013   

The Independent Schools Foundation Limited: Hong Kong / Accredited Since 2023

Santa Barbara Middle School : Santa Barbara, CA / Accredited Since 2003

Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada / Accredited Since 2012   

The Link School: Buena Vista, CO / Accredited Since 2010

Therapeutic Programs

Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center: Breckenridge, CO / Accredited Since 1996

Inner Harbor Hospitals Ltd. (Youth Villages):  Douglasville, GA / Accredited Since 1999

New Directions Youth and Family Services: Weston Mills, NY / Accredited Since 2004

PIVOTPoint WNC: Asheville, North Carolina / Accredited Since 2024

Corporate Team Building & Training

Project Adventure:  Beverly, MA / Accredited Since 1995

Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Programs 

(Programs that provide Adventure Therapy, i.e., licensed mental health therapists using adventure activities as part of their treatment.)

Adventure Works: DeKalb, IL / Accredited Since 2017

Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness: Clayton, GA / Accredited Since 2005

blueFire Wilderness Therapy: Boise, ID / Accredited Since 2023

Elements Wilderness LLC:  Huntington, UT / Accredited Since 2015 

Legacy Outdoor Adventures: Loa, UT / Accredited Since 2016

Pure Life Adventures: Costa Rica / Accredited Since 2019

RedCliff Ascent: Enterprise, UT / Accredited Since 2015

Red Top Meadows Teton Youth & Family Services: Jackson, WY / Accredited Since 1999

Second Nature Uintas: Duchesne, UT / Accredited Since 2019

Summit Achievement: Stow, ME / Accredited Since 2015

True North Wilderness Program: Waitsfield, VT / Accredited Since 2022