Accreditation

Anoka Technical College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission of Institutions of Higher Education. All programs offered at Anoka Technical College are approved by the Minnesota State College and University System, the Minnesota Division of Rehabilitation Services, and the state-approving agency of Veterans Education. The college was granted initial accreditation by the North Central Association on March 5, 1999.

In addition to institutional accreditation, the following programs of study have obtained accreditation: 

• Automotive Service Technology accredited by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, Inc. (NATEF)
• Construction Electrician Program is an approved program by the State of Minnesota Board of Electricity
• Medical Assistant by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
  Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
  35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1970
  Chicago, IL 60601-2208
  Telephone: (312) 553-9355
  
  
• Occupational Therapy Assistant by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
  Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). 
  4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220
  Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
  Telephone: (301) 652-AOTA.
  
  
• Surgical Technology by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
• Medical Coding
  Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association. 
  233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
  Chicago, IL  60601-5800
  Telephone:  (312) 233-1100
  
  
• Plumbing accredited by the State of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
• Practical Nursing
  National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC).
  61 Broadway
  New York, New York 10006
  Telephone: (212) 363-5555, Ext. 153
  
  
• Judicial Reporting/Broadcast Captioning by the National Court Recorders Association (NCRA)
• Health Information Technology by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). This program is pending accreditation review by the Commission on Accreditation  of Allied Health Educational Programs (AAHEP) in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

  Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
  35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1970
  Chicago, IL 60601-2208
  Telephone: (312) 553-9355

  AHIMA
  233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2150
  Chicago, IL  60601-5519
  (312) 233-1129