Pellissippi State Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the Associates degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4033 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Pellissippi State Community College. 

The Commission should be contacted only if there is evidence supporting significant noncompliance with the Commission requirements and standards by the college.  Please direct all other questions such as inquiries about admissions, graduation requirements, or academic programs, etc. to the college.

In addition to institutional accreditation, some of Pellissippi State’s programs are accredited by specialized professional accrediting agencies. These nationally recognized programmatic accrediting agencies include:

Administrative Professional Technology (AAS)
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

Business Administration (AAS)
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

Business Administration – Concentration: Culinary Arts (AAS)
Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation

Computer Science and Information Technology (AAS)
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

Early Childhood Education (AAS)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Early Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation

Engineering Technology – Concentration: Civil Engineering (AAS)
Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Engineering Technology – Concentration: Electrical Construction Management (AAS)
Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Engineering Technology – Concentration: Electrical Engineering (AAS)
Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Engineering Technology – Concentration: Industrial Maintenance (AAS)
Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Engineering Technology – Concentration:  Manufacturing (AAS)
Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Engineering Technology – Concentration: Mechanical Engineering (AAS)
Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Nursing (AASN)
Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

Paralegal Studies (AAS)
American Bar Association