Accreditation - Alhambra

Alhambra Campus

What is Accreditation?
Accreditation is a distinction granted to any institution meeting or exceeding the stated criteria of educational quality. The purposes of accreditation include:

  • Assess and enhance the educational quality of an institution.
  • Assure consistency in institutional operations.
  • Promote institutional improvement.
  • Provide for public accountability.
Why is it important to you?
Accreditation affects you by providing for the responsibility of an institution and assuring prospective and current students of the following:
  • It is recognized as a qualified institution of higher learning with approved programs of study that meet recognized academic standards.
  • It employs a professional staff.
  • It has sufficient facilities and equipment.
  • It is a stable and permanent fixture in the educational community.
This school voluntarily undergoes periodic accrediting evaluations by teams of qualified examiners including subject experts and specialists in occupational education and private school administration.

Accreditation & Memberships:

  • Everest College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT), 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22201, 703-247-4212.
  • The Alhambra Vocational Nursing Program is approved by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Ste. 205, Sacramento, CA 95833, (916) 263-7800, www.bvnpt.ca.gov.
  • The Everest College Medical Assisting program at the Alhambra is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, Phone: 727-210-2350, Fax: 727-210-2354
  • The Dental Assisting programs at the following campuses have been approved by the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries (COMDA): Alhambra, Anaheim, City of Industry, Gardena, Ontario, Los Angeles-Wilshire, Reseda, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Jose and West Los Angeles.
  • Registered Dental Assisting Programs are approved by the Dental Board of California. Graduates are eligible to apply for the Registered Dental Assistant Examination (RDA).
  • These institutions are eligible under the Federal Stafford Loan Program (FSL), Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (FPLUS), Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Cal Grant programs.
  • Everest College Alhambra provides training services for the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
  • Some campuses offer programs for eligible participants under the Workforce Investment Act. School accreditations, approvals and memberships are displayed in the lobby. The Campus President can provide additional information.

2215 W. Mission Road
CA 91803