Specialized Accreditation

Central Oregon Community College is accredited as an institution by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Certain programs offered at COCC are also accredited on an individual basis by a third party organization. For program information, please visit our Academic Programs page.

Discipline	Program	Accrediting Agency	Program Status	Reviews
Automotive	Master Automotive Technician - Two Year Certificate of Completion (CC2)	Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation	Accredited	Last: 2018 Next: 2023
Cascade Culinary Institute	Culinary Arts - Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Culinary Arts - Two Year Certificate of Completion (CC2) Baking and Pastry Arts - Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Baking and Pastry Arts - Two Year Certificate of Completion (CC2)	American Culinary Federation (ACF) American Culinary Federation (ACF)	Accredited Accredited	Last: 2014 Next: 6/30/21 Last: 2014 Next: 6/30/19
Dental Assisting	Dental Assisting - One Year Certificate of Completion (CC1)	Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)	Accredited	Last: 2021 Next: 2028
Emergency Medical Services	Emergency Medical Technician - One Year Certificate of Completion (CC1) Paramedicine - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)	Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs	Accredited	Last: 2017 Next: 2023
Fire Science	Fire Science - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)	International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC); Department of Public Safety Standards & Training (DPSST); Fire & Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE)	Accredited Accredited Accredited	Last IFSAC: 2019 Next IFSAC: TBD Last: DPSST: 2019 Next DPSST: 2022 Last FESHE: 2016 Next FESHE:2019
Forestry	Forest Resources Technology - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)	Society of American Foresters	Accredited	Last: 2020 Next: 2029
Health Information Management (HIM)	Health Information Management - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)	Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management/American Health Information Management Association	Accredited	Last: 2023 Next: 2030
Massage Therapy	Massage Therapy - Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Massage Therapy - Two Year Certificate of Completion (CC2)	Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)	Accredited	Last: 2022 Next: 2030
Medical Assistant	Medical Assistant - One Year Certificate of Completion (CC1)	Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in conjunction with the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)	Accredited	Last: 2015 Next: 2024
Nursing	Nursing (RN) - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)	Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)	Accredited	Last: 2020 Next: 2024
Pharmacy Technician	Pharmacy Technician - One Year Certificate of Completion (CC1)	American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)	Accredited	Last: 2022 Next: 2028
Veterinary Technician	Veterinary Technician - Associate of Applied Science (AAS)	American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)	Accredited	Last: 2019 Next: 2024

This webpage is maintained by the COCC Curriculum Office; please send updates to Nick Recktenwald.