Accreditation - Arlington (Mid Cities)

Arlington (Mid Cities) 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:
The Arlington, Dallas, and Fort Worth campuses of Everest College are approved and regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Veterans Education Section, Austin, Texas. The three campuses have also received degree granting authority from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin, Texas.

Everest College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award academic Associates degrees and diplomas. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) is located at 750 First Street, NE, Suite 980, Washington, D.C. 20002-4241; (202) 336-6780 (http://www.acics.org).

The College does not imply, promise, or guarantee that it will maintain its affiliation with any accrediting agency for the duration of the student’s enrollment and expressly reserves the right to terminate any such affiliation upon one month’s notice to students.

College approvals and memberships are displayed in the lobby. The College President can provide additional information.

300 Six Flags Dr., Suite 100
TX 76011