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Accreditation

Accreditation is the process of external quality review used in higher education to scrutinize colleges, universities, and higher education programs for quality assurance and quality improvement.

Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission provides assurance to the public, in particular to prospective students, that an organization has been found to meet the agency's clearly stated requirements and criteria and that there are reasonable grounds for believing that it will continue to meet them.

In addition to Hennepin Technical College's institutional accreditation, many of Hennepin Tech's programs have achieved accreditation and certification status.

The Higher Learning Commission

230 South LaSalle Street
Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Last Reaffirmation of Accreditation:

Next Reaffirmation of Accreditation:

  • 2026 - 2027

Accreditation Liaison Officer Contact Information

Turner Berg
Associate Dean of Institutional Research

Criterion 1: Mission

Jennifer McDowell

Criterion 2: Integrity

Sonya Thompson

Criterion 3: Quality, Resources, & Support

Susan Parry

Criterion 4: Evaluation and Improvement

Turner Berg

Criterion 5: Institutional Effectiveness, Resources, & Planning

Alison Leintz

Program Accreditation

Accounting

Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs

11520 West 119th Street
Overland Park, KS 66213

Phone: 913-339-9356

Audio Production

Digi Design Certification Avid Pro Tools, a Certified Training Location

Auto Body Collision Technology

Accredited by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation

Automotive Service Excellence Certified
Central Office - Mailing Address
101 Blue Seal Drive SE
Suite 101
Leesburg, VA 20175

Automotive Technology

Accredited by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation

1503 Edwards Ferry Road NE
Suite 401
Leesburg, VA 20176

Culinary Arts

Accredited by the American Culinary Federation

180 Center Place Way
St. Augustine, FL 32095

Phone: 904-824-4468

Dental Assistant

Accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

11 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2678

Phone: 312-440-4653

Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board

2829 University Ave SE
Suite 310
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Phone: 651-201-2800 or 800-747-2011
Fax: 651-201-2812
Email: emsrb@state.mn.us

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

Rocco V. Morando Building
6610 Busch Blvd.
Columbus, Ohio 43229

Phone: 1-614-888-4484
Fax: 1-614-888-8920
Email The National Registry

Fire Protection

Accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress

1700 W. Tyler
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-8075

Phone: 405-744-8303

Ford ASSET

Accredited by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation

1503 Edwards Ferry Road NE
Suite 401
Leesburg, VA 20176

HVAC

Accredited by HVAC Excellence 

PO Box 521
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-0521

Marine Motor Sports Technology

Accredited by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation

1503 Edwards Ferry Road NE
Suite 401
Leesburg, VA 20176

Medical Assistant

Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756

Phone: 727-210-2350

Medium/Heavy Truck Technology

Accredited by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation

1503 Edwards Ferry Road NE
Suite 401
Leesburg, VA 20176

Practical Nursing

The Practical Nursing Program at Hennepin Technical College location in Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie is accredited by the:

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

3343 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-979-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made be the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Practical Nursing Program is initial accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program on the ACEN website.

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Pharmacy Technician

Accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

7272 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda MD 20814

Phone: 301-657-3000