Mesa 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 Phoenix is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL, 60602-2504; (312) 263-7462. www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org .
Licensed by:
- Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education, 1400 West Washington, Room 260, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, (602) 542-5709
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 provided by law. The ABA-approved Paralegal program at Everest College Phoenix is offered only at its Phoenix and Mesa campuses, not online.
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