North-West College maintains the relevancy and quality of its training programs through compliance and involvement with the following:
Accreditation and Approval
- The North-West College West Covina, Pomona, Van Nuys, Glendale, Riverside, Anaheim and Long Beach campuses are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
- North-West College San Diego and North-West College Bakersfield are accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
- Licensed by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (www.bppe.ca.gov).*
- Vocational Nursing programs are approved by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT).
- The Surgical Technologist programs at North-West College are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP – www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA).
- The Pharmacy Technician Program is accredited and recognized by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (West Covina, Pomona, Van Nuys, Glendale, Riverside, Anaheim and Long Beach Campuses).
Memberships and Affiliations
- All programs are regularly reviewed by advisory boards comprised of doctors, dentists, pharmacists, paralegals and accountants.
- Approved for the training of veterans.
- Approved to train State Vocational Rehabilitation students.
- Affiliated with hospitals, clinics, doctors, dentists, optometric, law, accounting and clerical professionals for internship and clinical training, and graduate employment. Our graduate services are well recognized by many employers.
- We participate in the Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) Program.
- A charter member of the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools which includes the California Association of Paramedical Schools.
Recognized as a volunteer group for students’ community involvement by the following organizations:
- American Cancer Society
- American Red Cross
- American Heart Association
- Los Angeles County Health Department
- Community Health Projects
- Planned Parenthood
- Cal Poly – Pomona – Health Center
- Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy Center
- Lanterman State Hospital
- Foothill AIDS Project
- Centers and clinics in Los Angeles and Orange County, San Bernardino County and San Gabriel Valley
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