Accreditation 

 

Columbus Technical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the associate degree. Columbus Technical College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Columbus Technical College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

 

Career Programmatic Accreditations

Program Program Accreditor Accrediting Statement
Dental
Hygiene		 The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)/ The Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association The Dental Hygiene program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) – American Dental Association (ADA). The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Unites States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. www.ada.org/117.aspx
 
Graduates are eligible to take the ADA National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and the CRDTS National Dental Hygiene Examination
Dental Assisting The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)/ The Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association The Dental assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Dental 

Accreditation (CODA) – American Dental Association (ADA). The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. http://www.ada.org/117.aspx
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs(CAAHEP). The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs(CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS).
Medical
Assisting		 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) The Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355-113th St. N,#7709
Seminole, FL 33775

www.caahep.org

Continuing accreditation was awarded to the Medical Assisting Program on September 19, 2014.
Associate Degree in Nursing
(RN)

The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

 

 

 

 

 

The Georgia Board of Examinees of Registered Nurses approves the Associate Degree in Nursing program

The Associate Degree nursing program at Columbus Technical College located in Columbus Georgia is accredited by the: 

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate degree nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at www.acenursing.org/search-programs

 

The Georgia Board of Examiners of Registered Nurses approves the Associate Degree in Nursing Program

 

 
Respiratory Care The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
(CoARC)		 The Columbus Technical College Respiratory Care Program, located in Columbus, GA awards the Associate of Applied Science degree. It is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).

CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
264 Precision Blvd.
Telford, TN 37690
Phone:(817)-283-2835
www.coarc.com
Surgical
Technology		 The Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP)
1361 Park Street
Clearwater Fl 33756
(727) 210-2350 
www.caahep.org		 The Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP) accredits the Surgical Technology program on the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.

The Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP)
9355- 113th Street N7709
Seminole, Fl. 33775
(727) 210-2350 
www.caahep.org   

The Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
19751 Mainstreet #339
Parker, Co. 80138
(303) 694-9262 
www.arcstsa.org
Radiologic Technology The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology – JRCERT (20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182) accredits the Radiologic Technology program. 

http://www.jrcert.org/resources/program-effectiveness-data/
Associate Degree in Nursing
(RN)		 The Georgia Board of Examinees of Registered Nurses approves the Associate Degree in Nursing program The Georgia Board of Examiners of Registered Nurses approves the Associate Degree in Nursing Program
Practical
Nursing		 The Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses approves the program The Practical Nursing Program is approved by The Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses
Certified Nurse Aide The Georgia Health Partnership (GHP)approves the Certified Nurse Aide program. The Georgia Health Partnership (GHP)approves the Certified Nurse Aide program.
Automotive Technology National Automotive Technicians Education Foundations (NATEF) National Automotive Technicians Education Foundations (NATEF) certifies the Automotive Technology Program.
Funeral  Service Education The American Board of Funeral Service Education-(ABFSE)

The Funeral Service Education associate degree program at Columbus Technical College is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE). 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 (816) 233-3747. Web: www.abfse.org

Students applying for admission to the Funeral Service Education program should contact their respective state licensing agency regarding that state agency’s approval of this particular program of instruction.

Program Learning Outcomes

The mission of an ABFSE-accredited program must be to educate students in every phase of funeral service so that program graduates are prepared for entry-level employment in funeral service. In support of this mission, a program must adopt at least the following Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of an accredited program, students will be able to:

  • Explain the importance of funeral service professionals in developing relationships with the families and communities they serve.
  • Identify standards of ethical conduct in funeral service practice.
  • Interpret how federal, state, and local laws apply to funeral service in order to ensure compliance.  
  • Apply principles of public health and safety in the handling and preparation of human remains.
  • Demonstrate technical skills in embalming and restorative art that are necessary for the preparation and handling of human remains.
  • Demonstrate skills required for conducting arrangement conferences, visitations, services, and ceremonies.
  • Describe the requirements and procedures for burial, cremation, and other accepted forms of final disposition of human remains.
  • Describe methods to address the grief-related needs of the bereaved.
  • Explain management skills associated with operating a funeral establishment.

  • Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills and research skills needed for funeral service practice.

 

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