The National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) is a national accreditor whose scope of recognition is for the accreditation throughout the United States of postsecondary schools and departments of cosmetology arts and sciences and massage therapy. The agency accredits approximately 1,300 institutions offering programs in the cosmetology arts and sciences and/or massage therapy. Over 70% of the schools that are accredited by NACCAS use the agency's accreditation to establish eligibility participate in the Department's Title IV Federal Student Aid programs. This paper presents the recommendations of the staff of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) concerning NACCAS's petition for continued recognition.