Accreditation - Everest College Phoenix - Online Division

Everest College Phoenix - Online Division

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 is a process by which colleges and universities are evaluated. As an accredited institution, it means we have undergone regular evaluation and scrutiny and have met certain academic standards of excellence. It means our faculty are qualified, our programs are sound and our facilities are appropriate.

It means you can expect to receive a quality education in a field of study from a reputable institution that will help you reach your personal and professional goals. And it means you don't have to just take our word for it.

The Everest College Phoenix ground campuses (Phoenix and Mesa) and the courses and programs offered through its online division are regionally accredited by:

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
and a member of the North Central Association.
http://www.ncahlc.org
312.263.0456

Everest College Phoenix has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1997. The college is accredited to offer associate and bachelor?s degree programs at its two Arizona locations and its online division.

All programs are approved for the training of veterans.

The campus is also licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education, 1400 West Washington, Room 260, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, (602) 542-5709, fax (602) 542-1253.

The Paralegal** program is approved by the American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Legal Assistants, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610, 800-285-2221.

** Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public, except as permitted by law. The Phoenix and Mesa campuses are the only Everest College campuses offering an ABA Approved Paralegal Program.The ABA approved paralegal program at Everest College Phoenix is not offered in an online format.

8160 S. Hardy Drive, Suite 102
AZ 85284