Accreditation

Since 2003, Waubonsee has participated in the Higher Learning Commission's Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). AQIP seeks to infuse the principles and benefits of continuous improvement into the culture of colleges and universities in order to assure and advance the quality of higher education. AQIP is one of three pathways offered by the HLC which institutions may participate in to maintain accreditation.

Waubonsee Community College is recognized by the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education.

• Addictions Counseling Program
  Accreditation: Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association, Inc. (IAODAPCA); preparatory and advanced accreditation
   
• Art and Graphic Design Programs
  Accreditation: National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
   
• Auto Body Repair Program
  Accreditation: National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)
   
• Automotive Technology Program
  Accreditation: National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)
   
• Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic
  Accreditation: Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP)
   
• Health Information Technology Program
  Accreditation: Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
   
• Medical Assistant Program
  Accreditation: Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)
   
• Nursing Program
  Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
   
• Surgical Technology Program
  Accreditation: Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA)

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