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Accreditation

Concordia College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. For further information about accreditation, contact The Higher Learning Commission at Higher Learning Commission, 800.621.7440 or http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/.

Graduates in accounting are qualified to take the Minnesota examination for the CPA certificate under rules of the Minnesota Society Board of Accountancy.

The department of chemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Approval indicates that the department has the facilities, faculty and curriculum to provide undergraduate education in chemistry according to guidelines established by the ACS.

All programs within the department of education are fully approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching. The department of education has candidate status with the Teacher Education Accreditation Council.

The food/nutrition/dietetics major (didactic program in dietetics) has initial accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association.

Concordia Language Villages is fully accredited by the American Camp Association and is accredited as a special purpose school by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. The long-term care administration program (department of business, accounting and economics) is accredited by the Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.

The department of music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.

The department of nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

The social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Accreditation.