Accreditation
Northwest Mississippi Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Arts degree, the Associate of Applied Science degree, and certificates in career education. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA, 30033-4097, or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Northwest Mississippi Community College. The College was accredited by the Mississippi Junior College Accrediting Association in 1928 and by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in December 1953. The latest reaffirmation of the SACS accreditation was in 2007. The college is also a member of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges.
The Associate Degree Nursing program was initially accredited by the National League for Nursing in 1978 and has maintained that accreditation. The program is currently accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) located at 61 Broadway-33rd Floor, New York, NY, 10006, and the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning located at 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS, 39211.
The Funeral Service Technology program was accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 3414 Ashland Avenue, Suite G, St. Joseph, Mo. 64506.: Telephone number (816) 233-3747: Web site www.abfse.org in April 1981, and is recognized by the Mississippi State Board of Embalming.
The Aviation Maintenance Technology program is accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The Cosmetology program is accredited by the Cosmetology Board of the State of Mississippi.
The Practical Nursing program is accredited through the State Department of Education, Career-Technical Division, The National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services, Inc. (NAPNES), National Federation for Licensing Practical Nursing Corp. (NFPNA), and the Mississippi Licensing for Practical Nursing Association (MLPNA).
The Respiratory Therapy program on the DeSoto Center campus in Southaven is accredited through the State Department of Education and holds national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com), 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas, 76021-4244: Telephone number 817-283-2835.
The Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology program has met the instruction, curriculum, student, faculty and facility standards set forth by the Partnership for Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Accreditation (PAHRA). PAHRA’s programmatic accreditation certifies that the following training areas have been evaluated: Residential Air Conditioning and Heating.
Except for the credits in some technical, career, and foundation courses, freshman and sophomore credits earned at Northwest Mississippi Community College may be transferred to any other college or university and applied toward an academic degree.
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