The Higher Learning Commission Approves Panhandle State’s Reaffirmation of Accreditation Panhandle State Communications on 02/03/2021 Oklahoma Panhandle State University has been notified that the Higher Learning Commission has approved OPSU’s Reaffirmation of Accreditation for the next ten years on the Open Pathway for Accreditation. The Higher Learning Commission is one of six regional accreditors of degree-granting institutions, covering 19 states. One of three options to maintain accreditation, the Open Pathway, allows institutions to design and implement Quality Initiative...