Office of the Provost
Accreditation
University Accreditation
Tennessee Technological University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, specialist
and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,
GA 30033-4097 or call 404- 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Tennessee
Technological University.
Tennessee Tech SACSCOC Web Pages
Program Accreditation
In addition to the institutional accreditation, many of Tennessee Tech’s programs
are accredited by specialized professional accrediting agencies. These nationally
recognized programmatic accrediting agencies include:
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
ABET - formerly Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) - formerly National League
for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) - formerly National Council
for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
