Program Accreditation
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 of 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
- American Design Drafting Association
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 1361 Park St., Clearwater, FL 33756, phone: 727-210-2350, www.caahep.org/
- Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (coaemsp.org), 8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-112, Rowlett, TX 75008
- Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, American Physical Therapy Association, 3030 Potomac Ave Suite 100, Alexandria, VA, 22305-3085, 800-999-2782, www.apta.org/CAPTE
- Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics Management Education, 233 N. Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60601-5800, 312-233-1100, www.cahiim.org
- Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), www.coarc.com
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Illinois Department of Finance and 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
- International Fire Science Accreditation, for purpose of examination
- 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
- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 5600 N River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018. 773-714-8880, www.naacls.org
- National Institute for Metalworking Skills
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000, www.acenursing.org