Accreditation and Affiliations
South College-Asheville is licensed by the Board of Governors of the University System of North Carolina to confer Bachelor of Science and Associate of Applied Science degrees. The college is licensed by the North Carolina Community College System to confer certificates and diplomas, and approved by the North Carolina State Approving Agency for training of veterans and other eligible persons.
South College-Asheville is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (750 First Street, NE, Suite 980, Washington, DC 20002-4241, (202) 336-6780) to award BS degrees, AAS degrees, and certificates. The Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756 (727) 210-2350, upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board. The Surgical Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) based upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Committee on Education in Surgical Technology (ARCST). The South College-Asheville Physical Therapist Assistant Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone (703) 706-3245 or (684) 2782; accreditation@apta.org.) The College’s Radiologic Technology Program is accredited by The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois, 60606-3182; phone (312) 704-5300).
The college is a member of the following professional organizations
- Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
- American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment
- American Association for Paralegal Educators
- Asheville Chamber of Commerce
- Better Business Bureau
- Career College Association
- Carolina Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- National Association of Legal Assistants
- North Carolina Association of Career Colleges & Schools
- North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
