Accreditation - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh 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.

Memberships and Accreditations
Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award diplomas and Associate in Specialized Business degrees.

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United State Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and
Schools, 750 First Street, NE, Suite 980, Washington, D.C. 20002-4241, (202) 336-6780.

Everest Institute’s Medical Assisting program (Pittsburgh campus) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756, Phone: 727-210-2350.

Licensed by and authorized to grant Associate in Specialized Business degrees by the Division of Program Services, Bureau of Postsecondary Services of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Approved and regulated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Approved by:

  • Pennsylvania State Approval Agency for Veterans and Eligible Dependent Students;
  • Department of Occupational Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR);
  • Workforce Investment Act (WIA);
  • Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA);
  • Department of Homeland Security.
  • Everest Institute (Pittsburgh campus) is an approved testing facility for the AAMA Certification/Recertification Examination.

Everest Institute (Pittsburgh campus) maintains the following institutional memberships: American Association of Medical Assistants, Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators.

Inquiries concerning the standards of school compliance may be directed to the Pennsylvania Board of Private Licensed Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126-0333, (717) 783-8228.

100 Forbes Ave., Ste 1200
PA 15222