Accreditation
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Pearl River Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Pearl River Community College.
Pearl River Community College is a member of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and the Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities.
Individual college programs are accredited as follows:
- Physical Therapist Assistant Technology Program accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education, 2009
- Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology Program accreditation by the American Council for Occupational Therapy Education, 2009
- Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting by the American Dental Association, 2008
- Surgical Technology Program by the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology, 2008
- Early Childhood Education Technology Program by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, 2008.
- Medical Radiologic Technology by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 2007
- Pearl River Community College to award associate degrees by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2006
- Respiratory Therapist Program reaffirmed until 2013 by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 2006
- Medical Laboratory Technology Program by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 2005
- Practical Nursing Program by the Mississippi State Department of Education, 2004
- Associate Degree Nursing Program by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, 2003
- Automotive Mechanics Technology Program received the Automotive Service Excellence Certification, 2003