Relay is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The Middle States Commission is recognized by the United States Department of Education as an accrediting agency for institutions of higher education. Relay also has programmatic accreditation from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the agency recognized by the United States Department of Education as the professional accrediting agency for teacher-preparation programs.
Relay has received authorization to operate as an institution of higher education and grant graduate-level degree and certification programs in Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania (certification only), Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, DC.