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In December 2020, the Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 263-0456, granted NorthWest Arkansas Community College continued accreditation through 2029-30. In January 2021, NorthWest Arkansas Community College adopted the Higher Learning Commission’s Standard Pathway accreditation model. NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s accreditation was reaffirmed in 2020 by the Higher Learning Commission, and has been extended until the year 2029-30.
In addition to institutional accreditation, several of NWACC’s programs have received accreditation from professional organizations:
- The Business and Computer Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP).
- The Respiratory Therapy Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, TX 76021 (817) 283-2835.
- The Physical Therapist Assistant Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), American Physical Therapy Association, 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085 (703) 706-3243 or (800) 999-2782 ext. 3243.
- Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085 Telephone: (703) 706-3245, Email: accreditation@apta.org, Website: http://www.captonline.org.
- The Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation for EMS Professions (CoAEMSP), https://www.caahep.org/, (727) 210-2350.
- The EMS Programs are approved through the Arkansas Department of Health, EMS Division, 4815 West Markham, Slot 38, Little Rock, AR 72205-3867, (501) 661-2262.
- The Nursing A.A.S. Degree Program is approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, University Tower Bldg., 1123 South University Suite 800, Little Rock, AR 72204-1619, (501) 686-2700.
- The Nursing A.A.S. Degree Program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3343 Peachtree Road NE Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000.
- The Health Information Management (HIM) Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), 200 East Randolph Street, Ste. 5100, Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 235-3255.
- Early College Experience, high school-based program is accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, 179 East Franklin Street #578, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, (919) 593-5205.
- The NorthWest Arkansas Community College Respiratory Therapy Program, CoARC #200491, Associate of Applied Science Degree Respiratory Therapy, Bentonville, AR, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, TX 76021-4244, (817) 283-2835.
- The Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) Program is approved through the Zero Abuse Project’s National Child Protection Training Center, 1450 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, (651) 714-4673.
- The Paralegal Studies Program is accredited by the American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-7598, (312) 988- 5522.
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