Accreditations & Awards

College Accreditation Agency

West Virginia Northern Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) through 2028-29.

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

West Virginia Northern Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) through 2028-29.

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Specialized Accreditation Agencies

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

Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
ARC/STSA
19751 East Mainstreet, Suite #339
Parker, CO 80138
arcstsa.org/

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

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

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

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

Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics
and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
200 East Randolph Street
Suite 5100
Chicago, IL 60601-5800
312-235-3255
cahiim.org

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

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