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2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accreditation


Southwest Tennessee Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees and technical certificates. Questions about the accreditation of Southwest Tennessee Community College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).


 

Accrediting Approved Agencies

  • Business Programs

Accounting
Administrative Professional Technology
Business
General Technology/Business
Hospitality Management
Mid-Management
Paralegal Studies
University Parallel/Business
University Parallel/Accounting
University Parallel/Economics
 
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
11520 West 119th Street
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 339-9356
  • Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management Program

American Culinary Federation Education Foundation (ACFEF)
180 Center Place Way
St. Augustine, FL 32095
(904 824-4468

  • Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1248 Harwood Rd.
Bedford, TX 76021

  • Emergency Medical Technology

The Emergency Medical Service Division
Cordell Hull Building
426 5th Avenue, N.
Nashville, TN 37247
(615) 741-2584

  • Engineering Technology Programs

Architectural Engineering Technology
Computer Engineering Technology
Electrical Engineering Technology
Mechanical Engineering Technology

Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org

  • Funeral Service Education
    American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE)
    992 Mantua Pike, Ste. 108
    Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097
  • Laboratory Phlebotomy Technician

The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
5600 N. River Road, Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018
(773) 714-8880

  • Medical Laboratory Technician

The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
5600 N. River Road, Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018
(773) 714-8880

  • Nursing

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30326
Telephone number (404) 975-5000
Fax number (404) 975-5020
Website: www.acenursing.org

Tennessee Board of Nursing Department of Health
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Heritage Place, MetroCenter
Nashville, TN 37243
Telephone number (615) 532-5166
Fax number (615) 770-7441
Website: http://health.state.tn.us/

  • Paralegal Studies

American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 988-5000

  • Pharmacy Technician Program

American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
7272 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(866) 279-0681
www.ashp.org

  • Physical Therapy Assistant Program

The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 706-3245