Accrediting agencies
Institutional Accreditation
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street
2nd Floor West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(267) 284-5000
Baking and Pastry Arts
American Culinary Federation
Education Foundation
180 Center Place Way
St. Augustine, FL 32095
(904) 824-4468 | (800) 624-9458
Chemical Dependency Counseling Certificate Program
Approved by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
1450 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203-3526
www.oasas.ny.gov
Culinary Arts
American Culinary Federation
Education Foundation
180 Center Place Way
St. Augustine, FL 32095
(904) 824-4468 | (800) 624-9458
Medical Assistant
Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 1575
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 228-2262
and
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
25400 US Hwy 19N, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
(727) 210-2350
Nursing
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
https://www.acenursing.org/
and
New York State Education Department Registered Professional Nursing and Licensed Practical Nursing
Office of Professions
89 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor, West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3817
www.op.nysed.gov
Physical Therapist Assistant
The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Niagara County Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 716-614-6422 or email dwyzykiewicz@niagaracc.suny.edu. Accredited through 2026.
Complaints are submitted to the
Department of Accreditation, APTA
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100
Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085
703-706-3245
accreditation@apta.org
Radiologic Technology
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
(312) 704-5300
https://www.jrcert.org/
Surgical Technology
Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA)
6 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite #110
Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 694-9262
and
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
25400 US Highway, 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
(727) 210-2350