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Accreditation

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees.  Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Georgia Northwestern Technical College.  The Commission should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support the college's significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.  Inquiries such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to Georgia Northwestern Technical College (One Maurice Culberson Drive, Rome, GA 30161, Phone 706-295-6963, Fax 706-295-6944) and not to the Commission's office.

As part of the reaffirmation process for SACSCOC, GNTC must develop a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).

Georgia Northwestern Technical College - Program Accrediting Agencies

• Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
• Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA)
• American Dental Association (ADA)
• Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Echocardiography
  • Medical Assisting
  • Surgical Technology
  • Vascular Technology
• Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
• Commission on Accreditation of Respiratory Care (CoARC)
• Council on Occupational Education (COE)
• Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nursing - Georgia Office of Secretary of State
• Georgia Board of Nursing
• Georgia Department of Human Resources - Emergency Medical Services Division
• Georgia Health Partnership
• Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS)
• Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Radiologic Technology
• Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

Georgia Northwestern Technical College - Regulating Agencies

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Georgia Department of Community Health
• Georgia Department of Driver Services
• Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council
• Georgia Professional Standards Commission
• Georgia State Board of Cosmetology
• Georgia State Board of Massage Therapy
• Microsoft
• National Association of Education of Young Children
• National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology Testing
• Peace Office Standards and Training (POST)