{"id":33249,"date":"2023-01-17T09:11:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmcad.local\/?page_id=33249"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:03:20","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rmcad.edu\/policies-and-guidelines\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation + State Authorization"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"33249\" class=\"elementor elementor-33249\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c0ba93 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c0ba93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-widget_type=\"lottie.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-lottie__container\"><div class=\"e-lottie__animation\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0adf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa0adf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accreditation + State Authorization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e8fb1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07e8fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b948b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52b948b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). RMCAD is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). Information on programmatic and other accreditation may be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmcad.edu\/get-to-know-us\/about-us\/accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d98525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d98525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rmcad.edu\/get-to-know-us\/about-us\/accreditation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Accreditation Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d9942 elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d9942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2000, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is institutionally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmcad.edu\/get-to-know-us\/accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accredited<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlcommission.org\/component\/directory\/?Itemid=&amp;Action=ShowBasic&amp;instid=2154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Higher Learning Commission (HLC)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Higher Learning Commission<\/strong><br \/>230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1413<br \/>Phone: <a href=\"tel:800-621-7440\">800.621.7440<\/a> \/ <a href=\"tel:312-263-0456\">312.263.0456<\/a>. Fax: 312.263.7462. <br \/><a href=\"mailto:info@hlcommission.org\">info@hlcommission.org<\/a><\/p><p>RMCAD is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).<\/p><p>Additionally, some programs are accredited by professional or specialized organizations. View information on specialized accreditation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmcad.edu\/get-to-know-us\/accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>RMCAD is authorized to award degrees by the State of Colorado Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Colorado Department of Higher Education<\/strong><br \/>1600 Broadway, Suite 2200<br \/>Denver, CO 80202<br \/>Main: <a href=\"tel:303-862-3001\">(303) 862-3001<\/a><br \/>Fax: (303) 996-1329\u00a0<\/p><p>RMCAD is approved to participate in member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nc-sara.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)<\/a> to offer distance education program to students in member states. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmcad.edu\/get-to-know-us\/accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd4664c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd4664c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1a6279\" data-id=\"c1a6279\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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