In addition to maintaining institutional accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, Southwestern Illinois College maintains membership, approval and program accreditation by the following:

Membership

• American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
• American Association for Paralegal Education
• Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs
• Metro East St. Louis Regional Council on Interinstitutional Cooperation
• Network of Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges
• Southern Illinois Learning Resource Cooperative
• Southwestern Illinois Partnership for College and Career Success

Class I Community College Approving Bodies

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

Career Education Programs Accreditation and Recognition

• American Culinary Federation Educational Institute, 6816 Southpoint Pkwy Ste 400, Jacksonville, FL 32216, (904) 824-4468, https://www.acfchefs.org/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• American Design Drafting Association, 230 East Main Street, 2nd Floor, Newbern, Tennessee 38059, (731) 627-0802  https://www.adda.org/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), 33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 541-4999 https://www.ascp.org
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 1361 Park St., Clearwater, FL 33756, phone: (727) 210-2350, www.caahep.org/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions, 8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-112, Rowlett, TX 75008, (214) 703-8445,  https://coaemsp.org/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, American Physical Therapy Association, 3030 Potomac Ave Suite 100, Alexandria, VA, 22305-3085, 800-999-2782, https://www.capteonline.org/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics Management Education, 233 N. Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60601-5800, 312-233-1100, www.cahiim.org
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), (817) 283-2835, 264 Precision Blvd Telford, TN 37690 USA, www.coarc.com
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591, 866.835.5322, https://www.faa.gov
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Illinois Department of Finance and Professional Regulation, 100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300, Chicago, IL 60601, 312-814-4500, https://idfpr.illinois.gov/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Illinois Department of Public Health, (217) 782-4977, 525-535 West Jefferson Street, Springfield, IL 62761 https://dph.illinois.gov/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Illinois Department of Transportation, Hanley Building, 2300 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62764, (217) 782-7820, https://idot.illinois.gov/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Illinois Local Governmental Law Enforcement Officers Training and Standards Board, (217) 782-4540, 500 South 9th Street, Springfield, IL 62701, https://www.ptb.illinois.gov/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OFSM), (217) 785-0969, 1035 Stevenson Drive, Springfield, IL 62703, https://sfm.illinois.gov/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• International Fire Science Accreditation, (IFSAC), (405) 744-8303, 1723 West Tyler Avenue, Stillwater, OK 74078, https://ifsac.org/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Joint Review Committee for Education in Radiologic Technology, located at 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182; phone 312-704-5300, www.jrcert.org
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 5600 N River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018. 773-714-8880, www.naacls.org
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• National Institute for Metalworking Skills, 10565 Fairfax Boulevard, Suite 10, Fairfax, VA 22030, (703) 352-4971, https://www.nims-skills.org/
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000, www.acenursing.org
  • Accreditation Status: Current
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), 4500 East-West Highway, Suite 900, Bethesda, MD 20814, phone: 1-866-279-0681, https://www.ashp.org/
  • Accreditation Status: Current