Our Accreditation

All educational institutions in the state of Alaska must receive authorization to operate by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education. Alaska Career College has been continuously authorized to operate by the state of Alaska Commission since March 1985. While it is not unusual for the Commission to authorize institutions for a maximum of three years, Alaska Career College received at its most recent renewal an unprecedented authorization of five years through 2026.

This renewal included the following comments from Ms. San Efird, Executive Director of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education,

Alaska Career College, which has been a well-established and accredited postsecondary educational institution for over 37 years, serving the workforce needs of the Greater Anchorage community and the State of Alaska, has consistently prepared its students for gainful employment, resulting in a mutually beneficial relationship for students and our state. I commend their on-going efforts to prepare their students to meet Alaska’s current and future workforce needs.

Alaska Career College voluntarily undergoes periodic accrediting evaluations by teams of qualified examiners, including subject experts and specialists in occupational education and private college administration. ACC is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), a private, non-profit, independent accrediting agency recognized by the U. S. Department of Education. ACCSC is a member of the Council on Higher Education Accreditations (CHEA). ACC has been accredited by ACCSC since 1987.

Accreditation assures students that an institution has earned national standing through a respected voluntary peer review process. The integrity and honesty of an institution is fundamental and critical to the process. Accreditation serves as an indication of institutional quality. Accredited schools agree to, and must meet or exceed, the Standards of Accreditation. As a qualified institution of higher learning, Alaska Career College offers approved programs of study that meet specific academic goals and standards. Alaska Career College employs professional faculty, offers facilities and equipment to the public designed to meet the educational objectives of the institution, and ensures that the financial and organizational structure of the school has stability and permanence in the educational community.

Since 1965, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) has been at the forefront of establishing and advancing quality education at postsecondary schools and colleges. Learn More about Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)...

 

 

Student Consumer Information

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), includes many disclosure and reporting requirements of colleges like Alaska Career College which participate in title IV programs. A disclosure requirement is information that the c ollege is required to distribute or make available to students (and sometimes employees). A reporting requirement is information submitted to the U.S Department of Education, state of Alaska, the ACC accrediting commission ACCSC or other agencies. Disclosure and reporting requirements sometimes overlap.

 

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, and Veteran’s Administration Graduation and Employment Rates

The following rates are from the most recent annual report submitted to the Accreditation Commission of Career Schools and Colleges in October 2021 . Please note that the college is also required by the US Department of Education to report these rates on the ACC website in October of each year: www.AlaskaCareerCollege.edu. The following information is the most current as of October 2021.

NA^* No graduates during this reporting period
^**Program is no longer offered at Alaska Career College.
^***Graduates unavailable for placement include the following categories: death, incarceration, active military service, or the onset of a medical condition that prevents employment.
^****Therapeutic Massage Specialist Licensure Examination Pass Rate 92%

 

 

STUDENTS RIGHT TO KNOW

Alaska Career College is required by numerous agencies to provide active and prospective students with information about the college’s graduation and employment rates. The U.S. Department of Education requires the following information regarding student outcomes.

For Students Who Started: Cohort Year September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2019

Total Students = 310
Total Graduates = 230
Total Withdrawals = 80

Interested parties are also directed to the College Navigator website www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator a free consumer information tool designed to help students, parents, high school counselors and others to obtain information about schools.