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Accreditation

Accreditation

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is accredited by the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation and by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.


The Commission on Colleges may be contacted only if there is evidence that Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is significantly non-compliant with a requirement or standard. Accreditation standards are located at: http://www.sacscoc.org/principles.asp

The following programs hold specialized professional accreditation:

ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING . Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, State of Mississippi. National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006, Telephone number 212-363-5555.

EMT-PARAMEDIC . (CAAHEP) Commission of Allied Health Programs and (JRCEMS) Joint Review Committee on Emergency Medical Services, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1970, Chicago, IL 60601-2208.

FUNERAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY . American Board of Funeral Service Education, 38 Florida Avenue, Portland, ME 04103, Telephone number 207-878-6530.

MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY . The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiological Technology of the American Medical Association, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606-2901, Telephone number 312-704-5300.

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY (NACLS) . National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 8410 West Byrn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631.

PRACTICAL NURSING . Department of Education, State of Mississippi. National

League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) . 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006, Telephone number 212-363-5555.

RESPIRATORY CARE TECHNICIAN . (COARC) Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care Programs, 1218 Harwood Road, Bedford, TX 76021.

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (CAAHEP) . Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 7108C South Alton Way, Englewood, CO 80112, Telephone number 303-694-9262.