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