Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
Northwestern Michigan College is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
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Chicago, IL 60604
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reaffirmation of accreditation 2019
At its meeting on July 29-30, 2019, the Institutional Actions Council (IAC) took action to continue the accreditation of NMC with the next Reaffirmation of Accreditation in 2028-29. The IAC concurred with the evaluation findings and voted to affirm NMC's eligibility to select the Standard or Open Pathway. The College took action to select the Open Pathway in the next cycle for reaffirmation of accreditation.
Key documents of the 2018-19 Comprehensive Evaluation:
- 2017 Systems Portfolio
- 2018 Systems Appraisal Feedback Report
- 2018 Assurance Argument
- 2018 Quality Highlights Report
- 2018 Federal Compliance Filing
- 2019 AQIP Comprehensive Review
- 2019 Action Letter
- Assumed Practices
Program Accreditations
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
- American Culinary Federation
- American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation
- Bureau of Automotive Regulation - State of Michigan
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs as recommended by the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
- Electrical Apprenticeship Program with the State of Michigan
- Federal Aviation Administration / Federal Aviation Regulation Part 141 approved
- Great Lakes Maritime Academy approved by the United States Coast Guard as regulated and audited by the United States Maritime Administration
- Michigan Board of Nursing
- Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards
- National Center for Construction Education & Research