2023-2024 EGCC Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    May 08, 2024  
2023-2024 EGCC Catalog and Student Handbook

Accreditation and Memberships


Eastern Gateway Community College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1411, Phone: (800) 621-7440/ (312) 263-0456, Fax: (312) 263-7462 or e-mail at info@hlcommission.org.

The Associate Degree Nursing program is approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing located at 17 S. High Street, Suite 660, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3466 (614) 466-3947. Website: (https://nursing.ohio.gov)Faculty belong to the National League for Nursing (NLN) which helps advance excellence in nursing education. The NLN can be contacted at The Watergate, 2600 Virginia Avenue, NY, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20037; 800-669-1656. The league’s web address is www.nln.org. The ADN program is also a member of  OADN- Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. OADN works to advance excellence in nursing education and community college pathways into registered nursing careers. 8650 Genesee Ave #214 PO Box 928380, San Diego, CA 92192-8380 

The Dental Assisting Certificate Program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accreditation status of Accredited. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at (312) 440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60611-2678. The Commission’s web address is http://coda.ada.org/en/accreditation.

The Expanded Dental Auxiliary Program has been approved at the state level, by the Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB) and Pennsylvania State Dental Board (PSDB). 

The Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic courses are approved by the Ohio Department of Public Safety Services Division of EMS; program number 316. The Paramedic Program (600635) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (www.coaemsp.org) To contact CAAHEP: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 9355-1131h Street North #7709 Seminole, FL 33775. (727) 210-2350,  www.caahep.org and to contact CoAEMSP: Committee on Accreditation on Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Profession, 8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312, Rowlett, TX 75088; (214) 703-8445, www.coaemsp.org

The Fire Science Program is recognized by the United States Fire Administration(USFA) is a Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Program (FESHE). U.S. Fire Administration, 16825 S. Seton Ave, Emmitsburg, MD 21727 800-238-3358.

The Health Information Management Associate Degree program is accredited by The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). CAHIIM is an accrediting organization which has independent authority in all actions pertaining to accreditation of educational programs in health informatics and health information management. CAHIIM is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). CAHIIM is located at 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100 Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 235-3255 and on the web at www.cahiim.org or email at info@cahiim.org