Programmatic Accreditation

Merritt College offers six career education (CE) programs accredited by external agencies.

  1. Bioscience/Histotechnician
    • Accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
    • 5600 North River Road, Suite 720, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018
    • (773) 714-8886 / info@naacls.org
  2. Community Social Services/Substance Abuse
    • Accredited by the California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)
    • 5230 Clark Avenue, Suite 3, Lakewood, California, 90712
    • (707) 722-2331 / https://dev.caade.org
  3. Fire Science
  4. Nursing
    • Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
    • 1747 North Market Boulevard, Suite 150, Sacramento, California, 95834
    • (916) 322-3350 / https://www.rn.ca.gov
  5. Nutrition and Dietetics/Dietetic Technology
    • Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
    • 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, Illinois, 60606
    • (800) 877-1600 / acend@eatright.org
  6. Radiologic Science
    • Accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
    • 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60606
    • (312) 704-5300 / mail@jrcert.org