Cloud County is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges, the pre-eminent accreditation organization in higher education. Cloud County Community College has been accredited by the Commission since 1977. Its accreditation is at the Associate s degree level. Cloud County Community College maintains a branch campus in Geary County and offers courses at a number of other sites in north central Kansas. The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education is one of six accrediting agencies in the United States that provide institutional accreditation on a regional basis.
Institutional accreditation evaluates an entire institution and accredits it as a whole.
Other agencies provide accreditation for specific programs. Accreditation is voluntary. The Commission accredits approximately 950 institutions of higher education in a nineteen-state region. The Commission is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For the past year, Cloud County Community College has been engaged in a process of self-study, addressing the Commission s requirements and criteria for accreditation.