Specialized Accreditation

Central Oregon Community College is accredited as an institution by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Certain programs offered at COCC are also accredited on an individual basis by a third party organization. For program information, please visit our Academic Programs page.

Program Area	Accrediting Agency	Program Status	Last Review	Anticipated Next Review
Automotive	National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)	Accredited	Full: 2013 Midpoint: 2015	2018
Cascade Culinary: Baking and Pastry	American Culinary Federation (ACF)	Accredited	2014	2019
Cascade Culinary: Culinary	American Culinary Federation (ACF)	Accredited	2014	2019
Dental Assistant	Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)	Accredited	2013	2020
Forestry	Society of American Foresters	Accredited	2009	2019
HIT	Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management/American Health Information Management Association	Accredited	1997	2017-18
Massage	Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)	Accredited	2015	4/30/2022
Medical Assistant	Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in conjunction with the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB)	Accredited	2015	2021-23
Paramedicine	Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP)	Accredited	2017	2021-22
Pharmacy	American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)	Accredited	2016	2019
Structural Fire	International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC); Department of Public Safety Standards & Training (DPSST); Fire & Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE)	Accredited Accredited Accredited	IFSAC: 2014 DPSST: 2016 FESHE: 2016	IFSAC: 2019 DPSST: 2019 FESHE: 2019
Vet Tech	American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)	Accredited	2014	2019
Wildland Fire	National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG)), monitored by the Pacific Northwest Coordinating Group (PNWCG)	Accredited	2016	2020

This page maintained by the COCC Curriculum Office; please send updates to emcarman@cocc.edu.
Revised: 9/28/17