Accreditation

Pittsburg State University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools of The Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60602-2504. In addition, Pittsburg State University holds accreditation for academic programs from the following: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (for bachelor’s and master’s), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International), the Masters of Psychology Accreditation Council, the National Recreation and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation, the Human Resource Development Accreditation Association and by the Council on Social Work Education. The baccalaureate programs in construction engineering technology, electronics engineering technology, manufacturing engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology and plastics engineering technology are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The community agency counseling program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational programs. The university is on the list of approved schools published by the American Chemical Society, The Architectural Woodwork Institute and The Foundry Education Foundation.

The university has institutional memberships in the following:

1. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
2. American Association of State Colleges and Universities
3. American Council on Education
4. Association of College and University Auditors
5. Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers
6. Broadcast Music
7. Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
8. Council of Graduate Schools in the United States
9. Council of Higher Education Accreditation
10. College and University Personnel Association
11. The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Universities and Colleges
12. Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools
13. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics
14. National Association of College & University Attorneys
15. National/Central Association of College & University Business Officers
16. National Association of Educational Buyers, Inc.
17. National Collegiate Athletic Association
18. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education