Accreditation
For quality assurance, Manhattan Area Technical College meets the standards prescribed by, and is accredited by:
The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604
inquiry@hlcommision.org
(800) 621-7440 or (312) 263-0456
https://www.hlcommission.org/
Manhattan Tech underwent its most recent comprehensive accreditation visit by a team of consultant evaluators from the Higher Learning Commission on May 3rd & 4th, 2021. The Institutional Actions Council (IAC) of the Higher Learning Commission will vote and notify Manhattan Tech at the end of their evaluations.
The Affiliation Mark below provides a link to MATC’s Statement of Affiliation Status on the Higher Learning Commission’s website.
In addition to national accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, the College is approved by:
The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR)
1000 SW Jackson, Ste. 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1321
785.296.3421
www.kansasregents.org
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-0498
800.872.5327
http://www.ed.gov
Other program-specific accrediting, approving, and/or certifying agencies are:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
404.975.5000
www.acenursing.org
Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN)
900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051
Topeka, KS 66612
785.296.4929
www.ksbn.kansas.gov
U.S. Veterans Administration
5500 E. Kellogg
Wichita, KS 67218-1698
888.442.4551
www.benefits.va.gov/wichita
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
New England Building
503 S. Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3404
785.296.4986
www.kdads.ks.gov
ASE Education Foundation
1503 Edwards Ferry Rd., NE Ste 401
Leesburg, VA 20176
703.669.6650
info@ASEeducationFoundation.org
National Security Agency (NSA)
9800 Savage Road
Ft. George G Meade, MD 20755
301.688.6311
www.nsa.gov
American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
800.621.8099
www.ada.org
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
5600 N. River Road, Suite 72
Rosemont, IL 60018
773.714.8880
Cisco Networking Academy
170 West Tasman Dr.
San Jose, CA 95134
www.netacad.com
VMware IT Academy
3401 Hillview Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94304
www.vmware.com/company/research/it-academy.html
Red Hat Academy
100 E. Davie St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
www.redhat.com/en/services/training/red-hat-academy
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
200 Constitution Ave
NW Washington, DC 20210
Microsoft Office Specialist
75 Arlington Street, Ste 300
Boston, MA 02116
www.certiport.com/PORTAL/desktopdefault. aspx?tabid=664&roleid=101
American Welding Society (AWS)
8669 NW 36 Street, #130
Miami, FL 33166
National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER)
13614 Progress Blvd
Alachua, FL 23615
386.518.6500
Manhattan Tech is not under sanction by any of the abovementioned entities, nor is its status with any of these agencies suspended, revoked, or terminated.
Manhattan Tech does not hold, nor does it plan to seek, dual institutional accreditation with any accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). However, Manhattan Tech is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), the American Technical Education Association (ATEA), the Kansas Association for Career and Technical Education (K-ACTE), and the Kansas Council for Workforce Education (KCWE).
