Accreditation

What Accreditation Means to Students

When you attend an accredited college or university, you can expect:

  • A Quality Education: Accreditation means that a college, university, institution or program meets standards of quality for faculty, curriculum, administration, library, financial management and student services.
  • Financial Aid Opportunities: You can only obtain federal financial assistance if your college or university has appropriate accreditation from an organization recognized by the United States Department of Education.
  • Credits that Transfer: If you ever want to transfer your college credits to continue your education, accreditation is an important factor when a college or university is deciding whether to accept transfer credits from your previous school.

Higher Learning Commission and the Open Pathway

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent institutional accreditation agency that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities based in the United States.  Institutional accreditation validates the quality of an institution as a whole and evaluates multiple aspects of an institution, including its academic offerings, governance and administration, mission, finances, and resources. HLC accreditation includes all degree levels as well as on-site and online course delivery.

Moraine Park Technical College participates in HLC’s Open Pathway, a 10-year cycle that promotes quality assurance, institutional improvement, and compliance. The Commission conducts a comprehensive evaluation and site visit in the Year 10 of the Open Pathway. MPTC’s next comprehensive evaluation will occur in 2033-34.  Learn more at Higher Learning Commission or view the HLC Complaint Process.

Program Accreditations

Individual Moraine Park Technical College programs may secure additional accreditation related to their occupational area as available. The following programs are accredited or approved by the organizations listed:

Automotive Technician, Automotive Technology

Cosmetology, Cosmetology Apprenticeship

  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic

  • The Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
  • CAAHEP 
    • 9355 - 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775
    • Phone: 727-210-2350
  • CoAEMSP
    • 8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312, Rowlett, TX 75088
    • Phone: 214-703-8445
    • Fax: 214-703-8992

Health and Wellness Program

  • American Council on Exercise (ACE) Education Partner
  • State of Wisconsin Chiropractic Examining Board

Health Information Technology

  • Moraine Park’s Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). 
  • Graduates are eligible to take the national certification exam offered by the American Health Information Management Association to become Registered Health Information Technicians (RHIT).

Medical Assistant

  • The Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
  • CAAHEP
    • 9355 - 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775
    • Phone: 727-210-2350

Medical Laboratory Technician 

  • National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
    • 5600 N. River Road - Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018
    • Phone: 773-714-8880
  • Upon graduation, students are eligible to sit for the National Board of Certification Exam through the ASCP.

Nail Technician

  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Nursing

  • The associate degree nursing program at Moraine Park Technical College at the Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, and West Bend locations located in Beaver Dam, WI; Fond du lac, WI; and West Bend, WI is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). 
  • 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 at ACEN Search Programs.
  • Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
    • 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326
    • Phone: 404-975-5000
  • Wisconsin Board of Nursing
    • P.O. Box 8366, Madison, WI 53708-8366
    • Phone: 608-266-2112

Paramedic Technician

  • The Paramedic Technician program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
  • CAAHEP
    • 9355 - 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775
    • Phone: 727-210-2350
  • CoAEMSP
    • 8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312, Rowlett, TX 75088
    • Phone: 214-703-8445
    • Fax: 214-703-8992

Radiography

Respiratory Therapy

Substance Use Disorders Counseling

  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Surgical Technology

  • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
  • CAAHEP
    • 9355 - 113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775
    • Phone: 727-210-2350
  • ARC/STSA
    • 19751 East Main Street, Suite #339, Parker, CO 80138
    • Phone: 303-694-9262