Accreditation
Cape Fear Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. Cape Fear Community College also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Cape Fear Community College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website ( www.sacscoc.org ).
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Substantive Change for Regional Accreditation
Substantive Change for Regional Accreditation
As a SACSCOC requirement for membership and accreditation, Cape Fear Community College must comply with SACSCOC’s policy statement on Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of the Commission on Colleges by taking the appropriate measures to ensure timely, accurate, and complete notification to SACSCOC whenever the college proposes to make a significant modification or expansion in its nature and scope. SACSCOC’s policy statements may be reviewed at https://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2019/08/SubstantiveChange.pdf .
Procedures for the identification and processing of substantive changes reside in the office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning and are the responsibility of the SACS Liaison.
Accreditations and Certifications of Select Programs
The Associate Degree Nursing program at Cape Fear Community College located in Wilmington, NC, is accredited by the:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Rd NE
Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-975-5000
Last site visit: November 2014
View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at ACEN Website
Bonnie Sanders Burney Child Development Center
2201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2201
919-527-6335
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
1401 H Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
800-424-2460
Last site visit: September 2022
6021 University Boulevard
Suite 500
Ellicott City, MD 21043
443-973-3251
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
9355 – 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350
Last site visit: May 2021
1201 Front St, Suite 110
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-733-4117
Last site visit: October 2009
P.O. Drawer 149
Raleigh, NC 27602-0149
919-661-5980
Last site visit: May 2022
211 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
312-440-4653
Last site visit: March 2023
211 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
312-440-4653
Last site visit: March 2023
1401 H Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
800-424-2460
Last site visit: March 2019
355 – 113th St N #7709
Seminole, FL 33775-7709
727-210-2350
Last site visit: October 2021
5600 N. River Rd.
Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018-5119
773-714-8880
Last site visit: October 2024
9355 – 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350
Last site visit: November 2015
Occupational Therapy Assistant
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-652-2682
www.acoteonline.org
Last site visit: February 2025
Accreditation Services Division
4500 East-West Highway, Suite 900
Bethesda, MD 20814
Last site visit: January 2020
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
5600 N. River Rd.
Suite 720
Rosemont, IL 60018-5119
773-714-8880
Last site visit: September 2023
4516 Lake Boone Trail
Raleigh, NC 27607
Last site visit: March 2014
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Last site visit: November 2022
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP)
1361 Park St.
Clearwater, FL 33756
727-210-2350
Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA)
9751 East Mainstreet, Suite #339
Parker, CO 80138
303-694-9262
Last site visit: January 2014
Headquarters
1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360
800-248-2862
Last site visit: February 2024
Council for Standards in Human Services Education
3337 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-5219
571-257-3959
https://www.cshse.org