Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Pearl River Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone 404-679-4500, or at http://www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of Pearl River Community College. The Commission is only to be contacted to learn about the accreditation status of the College, to file a third-party comment at the time of the College’s decennial review, or to file a complaint against the College with evidence that appears to support non-compliance with a standard or requirement. All normal inquiries about the institution, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to Pearl River Community College and not to the Commission’s office.
Other Accreditation Organizations
Pearl River Community College is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges and the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities.
Additional Accreditation and Reaffirmation Information
In 2016 the accreditation of Pearl River Community College was reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees.
In 2020 the College’s Radiologic Technology Program accreditation was reaffirmed by The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
312.704.5300 ● (Fax) 312.704.5304
www.jrcert.org
In 2020 the College’s Medical Laboratory Technology Program accreditation was reaffirmed by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 5600 North River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, Illinois 60018-5119, (773) 714-8880, Fax — (773) 714-8886, info@naacls.org, http://www.naacls.org.
In 2019, the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing’s Board of Commissioners granted continuing accreditation for the Associate Degree Nursing program at Pearl River Community College.
In 2019 the College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology Program accreditation was reaffirmed for ten years by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA http://www.acoteonline.org) located at 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852-4929; Phone: 301-652-6611 x2042; Email: accred@aota.org.
In 2019 the College’s Associate Degree Nursing Program received full accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30326. The program is also accredited annually by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (MS IHL).
In 2019 the College’s Physical Therapist Assistant Technology Program accreditation was reaffirmed by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education.
In 2019 the College’s Surgical Technology Program accreditation was reaffirmed by CAAHEP. The PRCC Surgical Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, Florida 33756, Phone: (727) 210-2350; www.caahep.org; www.arcstsa.org.
In 2017 the College’s Practical Nursing Program accreditation was reaffirmed by the Mississippi Community College Board.
In 2017 the College’s Dental Hygiene Technology Program was reaffirmed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, www.ada.org.
In 2016 the College’s Dental Assisting Program accreditation was reaffirmed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, www.ada.org.
In 2013 the College’s Respiratory Care Technology Program, Associate in Applied Science Degree at the Forrest County Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, accreditation was reaffirmed by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coacrc.com), 264 Precision Blvd. Telford, TN 37690.
