Accreditation - Merrillville

Merrillville 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.

Institutional & Programmatic Accreditation

  • Accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
  • The nursing education program is a candidate for accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
  • The Surgical Technologist program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). Further information can be obtained by contacting the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, 727.210.2350, 727.210.2354 (fax), www.caahep.org.

Approvals

  • Approved for the training of veterans and eligible persons under the provisions of Title 38, United States Code.
  • Approved School by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB).
  • Certificate of Approval to Operate by the Illinois State Board of Education, 100 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62777.
  • Regulated by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education, 302 West Washington Street, Room E 201, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317.232.1320 or 800.227.5695.
  • The Electrician program is approved by the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), www.nccer.org.
  • The Practical Nursing program is approved by the Indiana State Board of Nursing, Professional Licensing Agency, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W072, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317.234.2043, www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm.

* Copies of accreditation, approval and membership documentation are available for inspection at the campus. Please contact the campus president to review this material.

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