Our Accreditations and Approvals
“Regional accreditation is the primary type of institutional accreditation used in the United States. It is carried out by six organizations that cover different geographic regions of the country. The six regional accrediting bodies collectively serve more than 3,500 of the approximately 3,800 degree-granting institutions in the United States.”
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Rasmussen College has been awarded Regional Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).
The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(800) 621-7440
www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
CAHIIM Accreditation
The Health Information Technician program offered at the Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Lake Elmo, Mankato, and St. Cloud locations in Minnesota and the Rockford location in Illinois is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
The Green Bay, WI location is in the Application for Candidacy process and expects to be reviewed for accreditation in 2009. The Bismarck, ND, Moorhead, MN, and Ft. Myers, FL locations expect to begin the Application for Candidacy process in 2008. The Aurora, IL location expects to begin the Application for Candidacy process in 2009.
Students at these campuses will be kept informed of the program’s accreditation status. Graduates may not sit for the AHIMA credentialing examination until accreditation has been granted to the campus.
The Rasmussen College Practical Nursing Program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing.
Upon satisfactory completion of the Practical Nursing Program requirements, students are eligible to apply to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for practical nurses. Upon passing the NCLEX-PN Exam, the PN candidate is eligible for licensure, provided the candidate has satisfied all Minnesota Board of Nursing requirements.
State of Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3253
Email: nursing.board@state.mn.us
Phone: (888) 243-2690 or (612) 617-2270
The Medical Assisting Program at three Minnesota Campuses is newly accredited by the CAAHEP
The Medical Assisting Program at Brooklyn Park, Mankato, and St. Cloud is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (CRB-AAMAE).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 210-2350
Rasmussen College is licensed by:
Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108-5227
(651) 642-0567
http://www.mheso.state.mn.us
State of Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
310 Price Place
Madison, WI 53707-0567
(608) 266-1996
http://eab.state.wi.us
Illinois Board of Higher Education
431 East Adams
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 782-3442
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/pbvs/Default.htm
http://www.ibhe.state.il.us/default.htm
ND State Board of Vocational and Technical Education
600 East Boulevard Ave
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
(701) 328-3180
http://www.nd.gov/cte
Florida Department of Education
325 West Gaines Street. Suite 1414
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
(888) 224-6684
http://www.fldoe.org
Rasmussen College is approved for:
Veterans' Benefits by the Minnesota State Approving Agency
http://www.mdva.state.mn.us/saa.htm
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