WyoTech Blairsville

What is Accreditation?

Accreditation is a distinction granted to any institution meeting or exceeding the stated criteria of educational quality. The purposes of accreditation include:

• Assess and enhance the educational quality of an institution
• Assure consistency in institutional operations
• Promote institutional improvement
• Provide for public accountability

Why is accreditation important to you?

Accreditation affects you by providing for the responsibility of an institution and assuring prospective and current students of the following:

• It is recognized as a qualified institution of higher learning with approved programs of study that meet recognized academic standards
• It employs a professional staff
• It has sufficient facilities and equipment
• It is a stable and permanent fixture in the educational community

This school voluntarily undergoes periodic accrediting evaluations by teams of qualified examiners including subject experts and specialists in occupational education and private school administration.

Blairsville Accreditation

ACCREDITATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Institutional Accreditation

Accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22201, telephone (703) 247-4212, www.accsc.org.

Memberships

• Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Pennsylvania
• Latrobe Area Chamber of Commerce
• American Welding Society
• National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation
• Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators
• Career College Association Technology Maintenance Council
• Indiana County Chamber of Commerce

Entitlement Agencies

Eligible students may apply to the following agencies for determination of benefits while attending WyoTech: Veterans Administration, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Vocational Rehabilitation.

• Agents licensed by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Division of Private Occupational Schools.
• Certificate of Approval to Operate issued by the Illinois State Superintendent of Education, 100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois 62777.
• Regulated by the Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education, 302 West Washington Street, Room E201, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2767, 1-800-227-5695 or 317-2332-4219; advertising code AC-0249.
• Licensed by the State of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 141.
• Licensed by the Mississippi Commission on Proprietary School and College Registration, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211,License No. C-620.
• Registered with the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, Registration Numbers 02-07-1648T and 02-07-1649T, 35 East Gay Street, Suite 403, Columbus, OH 43215.
• Licensed and regulated by the Oklahoma Board of Private Schools, 3700 North Classen Blvd., Suite 250, Oklahoma City, OK 73118.
• Licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools.
• Licensed by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1333 Main Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29201, Telephone (803)737-2260. Licensure indicates that minimum standards have been met; it is not equivalent to or synonymous with accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• WyoTech is authorized by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. This authorization must be renewed each year and is based on an evaluation by minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility. Tennessee Disclosures
• Approved and Regulated by the Texas Workforce Commission, Career Schools and Veterans Education, Austin, Texas 78778.
• Licensed by the Washington Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board under chapter 28C.10RCW. Washington Residents:inquiries or complaints regarding this or any other private vocational school may be made to the Washington Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board, 128 10th Ave. SW, Olympia, WA 98504-3105 ((360) 753-5673).
• Authorized by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission

Upon request, an enrolled or prospective student may review copies of the documents describing the institution's accreditation,approval and licensing.

Requests should be addressed to the institution’s Department of Accreditation & Licensing.

Blairsville Address

Blairsville Campus » Map
500 Innovation Drive
Blairsville PA, 15717
Phone: (724) 459-9500
Fax: (724) 459-6499

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