Accreditation - Merrionette Park

Merrionette Park 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.

 This school voluntarily undergoes periodic evaluations by teams of qualified examiners, including subject experts and specialists in occupational education and private school administration.
  • Certificate of Approval To Operate issued by the Illinois State Superintendent of Education - 100 North First Street - Springfield, IL 62777.
  • Everest College, Merrionette Park is accredited as a branch of Florida Metropolitan University in Pompano Beach, Florida by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award diplomas. 
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education.  Its accreditation of degree-granting institutions also 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, Washington, D.C.  20002; (202) 336-6780.

11560 South Kedzie Ave.
IL 60803