Accreditation

Southwestern Illinois College has been approved as a Class I Community College by:

• Illinois Community College Board
• Illinois Board of Higher Education
• Illinois State Board of Education
• Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Southwestern Illinois College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). The College has held this accreditation since 1961. The commission is located at 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, in Chicago, Illinois, 60602-2504. The commission's telephone number is (312) 263-0456.

Southwestern is a member institution of the Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP) sponsored by the commission. This affiliation extends our accreditation through the 2008-2009 academic year. The AQIP process focuses on continuous quality improvement and gives Southwestern the opportunity to show that it meets the Higher Learning Commission's accreditation standards through the pursuit of well-focused quality improvement projects. For further information regarding AQIP, visit the Web site at www.AQIP.org.

Southwestern Illinois College is a member of:

• American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
• Metro East-St. Louis Regional Council on Inter-institutional Cooperation

Southwestern Illinois College career education programs are accredited or recognized by the:

• American Culinary Federation Educational Institute
• American Design Drafting Association
• American Health Information Management Association
• Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
• American Society of Clinical Pathologists
• Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAPEP)
• Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
• Cosmetology Accreditation Commission
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, 100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300, Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 814-4500
• Illinois Department of Public Health
• Illinois Department of Transportation
• Illinois Local Governmental Law Enforcement Officers Training and Standards Board
• Illinois State Fire Marshal
• Joint Review Committee for Education in Radiological Technology
• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 3343 Peachtree Rd, NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia, 30326, 404-975-5000