Institutional Accreditation: HLC Open Pathway
Rhodes State College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) located at 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604 (www.hlcommission.org). The College is accredited by the HLC to award Associate degrees and Certificates.
Program-Specific Accreditations/Approvals
Rhodes State maintains several program-specific accreditation/approval relationships from nationally recognized accrediting agencies/state-level approval organizations. Program accreditation is vitally important to Rhodes State, and responsibility for program accreditation is shared between the program faculty, the division in which the program resides, and the College as a whole.
| Academic Program | Accrediting/Approval Agency |
|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene | Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) |
| Business (Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resource, & Marketing) | Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) |
| Emergency Medical Services/Paramedic | Ohio Department of Public Services, Division of Emergency Services Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP) |
| Engineering Technology (Mechanical & Electronic) | Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org |
| Medical Assisting | Medical Assisting Review Board Commission on Accreditation Allied Health Education Programs(CAAHEP) |
| Nursing (RN & PN) | Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) - RN Program Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) - RN & PN Program |
| State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA) | Ohio Department of Health |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | Accreditation Council for Occupation Therapy Education (ACOTE) |
| Physical Therapist Assistant | Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) |
| Radiographic Imaging | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) |
| Respiratory Care & Polysomnography | Commission on Accreditation Respiratory Care (CoARC) |
Other Accreditation/Approval Bodies
Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Council on Accreditation for Two Year Colleges (CATYC)
Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) – Academic Program Approval