About Aims

Accreditation

Aims Community College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Aims receives reaffirmation of accreditation on a seven-year cycle and most recently received a notice of reaffirmation on April 26, 2011.

Higher Learning Commission Mark of Affiliation

The Higher Learning Commission
(A commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools)
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL  60604
inquiry@hlcommission.org

What does Accreditation mean to me? (Accreditation FAQs)

AQIP

To maintain accreditation, Aims participates in the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP), which is a program of the Higher Learning Commission. AQIP provides an alternative evaluation process for organizations already accredited by the Commission. The program is designed around quality improvement principles and processes, and includes a structured set of goal-setting, networking and accountability activities.

AQIP’s goal is to infuse the principles and benefits of continuous improvement into the culture of colleges and universities to ensure and advance the quality of higher education.

More on Aims and AQIP

Program Accreditation

Many academic programs at Aims are separately accredited by state or professional agencies.  The chart below lists the accreditation status of many of our programs.  Please contact the program’s division office for more details.

Program

Current Accreditation Status

Accrediting Agency

Associate Degree Nursing Program
(Program approval (SBON) and accreditation (NLNAC) mandated by Colorado State Board of Nursing)

Approved

Colorado State Board of Nursing (SBON)

Initial Accreditation

National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC)

Nurse Aide Program
(Program approval (SBON) mandated by Colorado SBON)

Continued Full Approval

Colorado State Board of Nursing (SBON)

Med Prep Nurse Aide Program
(Program approval (SBON) mandated by Colorado SBON)

Continued Full Approval

Colorado State Board of Nursing (SBON)

EMS-Paramedic
(Program accreditation allows graduates to sit for licensure exam)

Accredited

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

Surgical Technology

Accredited

CAAHEP

Police (Peace Officers) Academy
(Program accreditation required by state and allows graduates to sit for certification exams)

Continued Approval

Colorado Peace Officers Standards and
Training Board

Fire Science
(Program accreditation serves as a voluntary mark of quality)

Accredited

International Fire Service Accreditation
Congress (IFSAC).

Aviation
(Fixed Wing and Helicopter)
(Program approval required for operation. Part 141 approval serves as a voluntary mark of quality)

Approved under Part 141

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Air Traffic Controller
(AT-CTI program approval may allow graduates, selected for work as an Air Traffic Controller,  to bypass some portions of FAA-supplied training)

Approved

FAA Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI)

Early Childhood Program 
(Program accreditation serves as a voluntary mark of quality)

Accredited

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)