Accreditation - Jonesboro

Jonesboro 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 Dekalb, Jonesboro, Marietta and Norcross campuses of Everest Institute are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT), www.accsct.org.

Eligible institution under Federal Stafford Federal Loan Program (FSL) and Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Student (FPLUS).

Eligible institution for Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Pell Grant and Federal Work- Study (FWS) programs.

Approved for the training of Veterans and eligible persons under the provisions of Title 38, United States Code. School approvals and memberships are displayed in the lobby. The School President can provide additional information.

Authorized by
Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Commission (NPEC), 2082 East Exchange Place, Suite 220, Tucker, GA 30084-5305, 770-414-3300, 770-414-3309 (fax).

Certified by
U.S. Department of Education

Documents supporting Everest Institute’s accreditation, licensing, authorization, approval, and memberships are available for review during normal business hours, Monday through Friday.

Consumer information reports (completion rates, placement rates, crime statistics) are available upon request through the Director of Admissions located at each campus.

 

6431 Tara Blvd.
GA 30236