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.

 Accreditation & Memberships:
  • Everest College is licensed by the State of Indiana to provide training.
  • Everest College is regulated by the Indiana Commission of Proprietary Education, 302 West Washington Street, Room 201, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. (317) 232-1320.
  • Certificate Of Approval To Operate Issued by The Illinois State Superintendent Of Education, 100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois 62777, (217) 782-0083.
  • Everest College is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Educational Schools (ABHES), 7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite 314N, Falls Church, Virginia 22043, (703) 533-2082.  ABHES is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency under the provisions of Chapter 33, Title 38, U.S. Code and subsequent legislation.  The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools is recognized by the Council of Post-secondary Accreditation (COPA) to accredit institutions of allied health in the private sector.  Written copies of these accreditations are available for review.
  • The Practical Nurse program has received full accreditation from the Indiana State Board of Nursing, Health Professions Bureau, Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington Street, Room W041, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, (317) 234-2043.
  • The Surgical Technologist program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology (ARC ST), a CAAHEP Recognized Committee on Accreditation.  Their address is 7108-C South Alton Way, Centennial, Colorado 80112, (303) 694-9262.

707 E. 80th Place, Suite 200
IN 46410