Accreditation

Mesa State College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.

Accreditation by this agency places credits earned at Mesa State College on a par with those earned at other similarly accredited institutions throughout the United States.

Various programs at Mesa State College are approved by appropriate state and national agencies:

• Kinesiology
  Athletic Training Education Program: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
• Music
  National Association of Schools of Music
• Nursing
  Colorado Board of Nursing and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Radiologic Technology
  The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
• Teacher Education
  National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Mesa State is also approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education and the Colorado Department of Education to prepare teachers.

The College is designated as Baccalaureate-Arts and Sciences as part of the Carnegie classification of higher education institutions.