Accreditations

College Accreditation Agency

Higher Learning Commission

West Virginia Northern Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) through 2022-23.

230 South LaSalle Street Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
Phone: 800-621-7440
www.hlcommission.org

Specialized Accreditation Agencies

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: 404.975.5000
www.acenursing.org

Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting ARC/STSA
19751 East Mainstreet, Suite #339
Parker, CO  80138
Phone: 303-694-9262
www.arcstsa.org

American Culinary Federation
180 Center Place Way
St. Augustine, FL 32095
Phone: 800-624-9458
www.acfchefs.org

American Health Information Management Association
233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
Chicago, IL 60601-5519
Phone: 312-233-1100
www.ahima.org

American Medical Technologist (AMT)
10700 West Higgins Rd, Suite 150
Rosemont, IL 60018
847-823-5169
https://americanmedtech.org/

American Welding Society
8669 NW 36 Street, # 130
Miami, Florida 33166-6672
800-443-9353
aws.org

Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL  33775
Phone: 727-210-2350
www.caahep.org

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
200 East Randolph Street
Suite 5100
Chicago, IL 60601-5800
Phone: 312-233-1100
www.cahiim.org

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182
Phone: 312-704-5300
www.jrcert.org

West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses
5001 MacCorkle Ave. SW
South Charleston, WV 25309
Phone  304-744-0900         
Fax: 304-744-0600
wvrnboard.wv.gov 

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
10 W. Market Street
Suite 1100
Indianapolis, IN 46204
www.cael.org

NOTE:  Northern’s MAS program switched accreditation from MAERB to AMT in Oct. 2022.

West Virginia Northern Community College, pursuant to the requirements of Titles IV, VI, VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, does not discriminate against applicants, employees, or students on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender, ancestry, marital or parental status or national origin in its employment policies and/or educational programs or activities, including admissions to such.

Inquiries concerning this rule should be directed to the Director of Human Resources, Robert Brak, who is designated coordinator for Title IX and Section 504. His telephone number is 304-214-8901 and his office is located in Room 119, B&O Building, Wheeling campus. His email address is rbrak@wvncc.edu.