Accreditation - Thornton

Thornton 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

INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION

Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award diplomas and Associate’s degrees. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)

750 First Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20002

(202) 336-6780

www.acics.org

Accreditation assures students that Everest College is recognized as a qualified institution of higher learning in that it offers approved programs of study that meet recognized academic standards and employs a professional faculty. Accreditation ensures adequate facilities and equipment, stable financial and organizational structure of the College, and recognition in the educational community.

Everest College Institutional Memberships:

  • Better Business Bureau
  • Metro North Chamber of Commerce (Thornton Campus)
  • Colorado Private School Association

PROGRAMMATIC ACCREDITATION

The Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology (ARC-ST) has placed Thornton’s Surgical Technologist program on probation. During this probationary period, the program is still recognized and listed as an accredited program.

The Medical Assisting Programs at the Aurora, Colorado Springs and Thornton campuses are 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

727-210-2350

www.caahep.org

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS

Everest College is approved by:

  • Colorado State Approval Agency for Veterans and Eligible Dependent Students
  • Department of Vocational Rehabilitation

Everest College is authorized to grant Associate’s degrees by the Division of Private Occupational Schools, Department of Higher Education, pursuant to the rule making authority as stated in the Private Occupational Education Act of 1981, Colorado Revised Statues, Section 12-59-105 (1) (1).

Everest College is approved and regulated by:

Colorado Department of Education

Private Occupational Schools Board

1560 Broadway, Suite 1600

Denver, CO 80202

303-866-2723



9065 Grant St.
CO 80229