Anoka Technical College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, a regional accrediting body of the Higher Learning Commission. ATC was granted initial accreditation in 1999, and its most recent accreditation was granted in 2004. The College is due for reaccreditation in 2014.

The following programs are accredited by outside accrediting organizations as listed below. Other programs within the colleges are certified, licensed or approved by outside agencies, but do not use the term accreditation. Those programs are Construction Electrician (State of MN Department of Labor and Industry), Emergency Medical Services (State of MN Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board), and Judicial Reporting (National Court Reporters Association).

Program	Accreditation Organization	Last Accredited	Next Accreditation
Health Information Technology	Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)	2005	Annual reports
Medical Assistant	Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP)	2004	April 2014
Occupational Therapy Assistant	Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)	2003-2004	2013-2014
Practical Nursing	MN Board of Nursing (“approval”, not accreditation)	4/5/2012	Will be NLNAC accredited by 1/1/2016. Site visit Nov. 2013
Surgical Technology	Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP)	2009	2019